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Permanent Observer Mission of

the State of Palestine to the United Nations

The United Nations and

the Question of Palestine

71st Session of the General Assembly

New York

April 2017

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This report is prepared by : The Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations 115 East 65th street New York, NY 10065 Tel: +1 212 288 8500 Fax: +1 212 517 2377 Email: [email protected] Website: palestineun.org

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Preface

The Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United

Nations in New York prepares this annual report following each session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The report reflects voting records of each Member State on all resolutions concerning the State of Palestine and the Palestinian people adopted during the 71st session of the UNGA, mainly during the period from September to December 2016.

The main purpose of this report is to better understand voting patterns of UN Member States on resolutions related to the Question of Palestine (QoP) and, where necessary, to undertake specific efforts to garner more support for these important resolutions, which cover a wide range of issues related to the QoP and in particular reaffirm core principles and rules of international law in this regard. The report also seeks to illustrate and evaluate political support of Member States on issues related to Palestine in the UN on both longstanding issues of principle and emerging issues and developments. It also illustrates the shifts in voting that may have taken place in comparison with previous sessions.

The report contains tables that show the voting pattern of Member States of the UN. It contains the text of General Assembly resolutions adopted during the same period and statements made by delegates of the State of Palestine in various UN meetings. The report also includes a section that briefly documents the work of the Security Council in relation to the QoP during 2016. The report does not intend to evaluate the reasons of voting patterns by Member States, which requires more extensive analysis and could be derived from a range of factors. Rather, it lists votes on resolutions concerning the QoP, which alone reflect the scope of support by any particular country.

Finally, I hope that this report provides useful information and will serve as a vehicle to increase support for the State of Palestine in the international arena, particularly at the United Nations, as we continue to engage the international community to achieve justice and the independence of the State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, where the Palestinian people can finally live in freedom, peace, prosperity and dignity.

Dr. Riyad Mansour Ambassador, Permanent Observer

of the State of Palestine to the United Nations New York

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Forward

“Realization of a historic reconciliation between the Palestinian and Israeli peoples requires that Israel acknowledge its responsibility for the Nakba inflicted on our people to this very day. This will open a new era of coexistence and will serve to build bridges rather than walls.

“By the end of this coming year, 100 years will have passed since the Balfour Declaration, and 70 years since Al-Nakba of the Palestinian people, and 50 years since Israel occupied the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.”

“In this 71st session of the UNGA, I call on you to declare 2017 as the international year to end the Israeli occupation of our land and our people, as we approach in June 2017 a half century of this abhorrent Israeli occupation.”

H.E. Mahmoud Abbas

President of the State of Palestine during the General Debate of the 71st

United Nations General Assembly New York, 22 September 2016

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Abbreviated Terms PLO: Palestine Liberation Organisation

QoP: Question of Palestine UN: United Nations GA: General Assembly SC: Security Council UNGA United Nations General Assembly 71st session: United Nations General Assembly 71st session Yes or Y: Voting in favour No or N: Voting against A: Abstention X: Absent Plen. Plenary of the General Assembly of the United Nations C.1, C.2, C.3, C.4 First Committee, Second Committee, Third Committee, Fourth Committee

Abbreviations for Resolutions

CEIRPP: Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People DPR: Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat DPI: Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public

Information of the Secretariat

Peaceful settlement: Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine Jerusalem: Jerusalem UNRWA assist.: Assistance to Palestine refugees Displaced persons 1967: Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities UNRWA Operations: Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near

East

Refugee’s properties: Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues Special Committee: Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the

Palestinian people and other Arabs of the Occupied Territories Applicability GC: Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of

War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories

Settlements: Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan

Israeli Practices: Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem

Self-determination: The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination Natural Resources:

Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources

IDSPP: The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The General Assembly Pages Summary of action on resolutions adopted during the 71st Session ............................................................ 7 Full text of resolutions adopted during the 71st Session ........................................................................... 8-76 Voting record for each Member State .......................................................................................................77-80 Voting trends for the last five Sessions ……………………………………………...............…..........81 Statement by H.E. President Mahmoud Abbas during the 71st General Debate (English/Arabic) ...........................................................................................................................................82-95 Statement by H.E. President Mahmoud Abbas on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (English/Arabic) ....................................................................................... 96-105 Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dr. Riyad Mansour on agenda item #38: (the Question of Palestine) and agenda item # 37: (Situation in the Middle East) ............................... 106-111 The Security Council Summary of meetings regarding the Question of Palestine in 2016 ................................ 112-115 Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) ............................................................................. 116-118 List of statements by H.E. Ambassador Dr. Riyad Mansour before the Security Council............................................................................................................................................... 119 List of identical letters sent by the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the UN to the Secretary-General, the Presidents of the SC and the GA in 2016 ..... 120-121

Resolutions adopted during the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly

on the Question of Palestine

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No.

Resolution Title

UN Symbol

Date of Action Vote

Yes –No-Abstain

1. Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People A/RES/71/20 30 Nov. 2016 100-9-55

2. Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat A/RES/71/21 30 Nov. 2016 98-9-57

3. Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat

A/RES/71/22 30 Nov. 2016 153-7-7

4. Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine A/RES/71/23 30 Nov. 2016 153-7-7 5. Jerusalem A/RES/71/25 30 Nov. 2016 149-7-8 6. Assistance to Palestine refugees A/RES/71/91 6 Dec. 2016 167-1-9

7. Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities A/RES/71/92 6 Dec. 2016 166-6-6

8. Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East A/RES/71/93 6 Dec. 2016 167-6-5

9. Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues A/RES/71/94 6 Dec. 2016 165-7-5

10. Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories

A/RES/71/95 6 Dec. 2016 91-11-73

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Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories

A/RES/71/96 6 Dec. 2016 168-6-6

12. Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan

A/RES/71/97

6 Dec. 2016

165-6-7

13. Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem

A/RES/71/98 6 Dec. 2016 162-7-8

14. Assistance to the Palestinian people A/RES/71/126 8 Dec. 2016 Without a Vote 15. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination A/RES/71/184 19 Dec. 2016 177-7-4

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Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources

A/RES/71/247 21 Dec. 2016 168-7-11

United Nations A/RES/71/247

General Assembly Distr.: General

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 21 December 2016

[on the report of the Second Committee (A/71/470)]

71/247. Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the

Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,

and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan

over their natural resources

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolution 70/225 of 22 December 2015, and taking note of

Economic and Social Council resolution 2016/14 of 25 July 2016,

Recalling also its resolutions 58/292 of 6 May 2004 and 59/251 of

22 December 2004,

Reaffirming the principle of the permanent sovereignty of peoples under

foreign occupation over their natural resources,

Guided by the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, affirming the

inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force, and recalling relevant

Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November

1967, 465 (1980) of 1 March 1980 and 497 (1981) of 17 December 1981,

Recalling its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970,

Bearing in mind its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled

“Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”,

Reaffirming the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the

Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,1 to the Occupied

Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied

by Israel since 1967,

Recalling, in this regard, the International Covenant on Civil and Political

Rights2 and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,

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and affirming that these human rights instruments must be respected in the Occupied

Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, as well as in the occupied Syrian

Golan,

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1 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973.

2 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.

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Recalling also the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the

International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall

in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,3 and recalling further its resolutions ES-10/15

of 20 July 2004 and ES-10/17 of 15 December 2006,

Recalling further its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,

Taking note of the accession by Palestine to several human rights treaties and

the core humanitarian law treaties, as well as to other international treaties,

Expressing its concern about the exploitation by Israel, the occupying Power,

of the natural resources of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East

Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967,

Expressing its grave concern about the extensive destruction by Israel, the

occupying Power, of agricultural land and orchards in the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including the uprooting of a vast number of fruit-bearing trees and the

destruction of farms and greenhouses, and the grave environmental and economic

impact in this regard,

Expressing its grave concern also about the widespread destruction caused by

Israel, the occupying Power, to vital infrastructure, including water pipelines,

sewage networks and electricity networks, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in

particular in the Gaza Strip during the military operations of July and August 2014,

which, inter alia, has polluted the environment and which negatively affects the

functioning of water and sanitation systems and the water supply and other natural

resources of the Palestinian people, and stressing the urgency of the reconstruction

and development of water and other vital civilian infrastructure, including the

project for the desalination facility for the Gaza Strip,

Expressing its grave concern further about the negative impact on the

environment and on reconstruction and development efforts of unexploded ordnance

that remains in the Gaza Strip as a result of the conflict in July and August 2014,

and commending the efforts of the Mine Action Service of the United Nations for

the safe removal of such ordnance,

Expressing its grave concern about the chronic energy shortage in the Gaza

Strip and its detrimental impact on the operation of water and sanitation facilities,

which threaten to further erode groundwater resources, of which only 5 per cent

remains potable,

Recalling the 2009 report by the United Nations Environment Programme

regarding the grave environmental situation in the Gaza Strip, and the 2012 and

2016 reports by the United Nations country team, entitled “Gaza in 2020: a liveable

place?” and “Gaza: two years after”, respectively, and stressing the need for follow

up to the recommendations contained therein,

Deploring the detrimental impact of the Israeli settlements on Palestinian and

other Arab natural resources, especially as a result of the confiscation of land and

the forced diversion of water resources, including the destruction of orchards and

crops and the seizure of water wells by Israeli settlers, and of the dire

socioeconomic consequences in this regard,

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3 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1.


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Recalling the report of the independent international fact-finding mission to

investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political,

economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the

Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,4

Aware of the detrimental impact on Palestinian natural resources being caused

by the unlawful construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the

Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and of its

grave effect as well on the economic and social conditions of the Palestinian people,

Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli

occupation that began in 1967 and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace

settlement on all tracks, on the basis of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967),

338 (1973) of 22 October 1973, 425 (1978) of 19 March 1978 and 1397 (2002) of

12 March 2002, the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative5 and the

Quartet performance-based road map to a permanent two-State solution to the

Israeli-Palestinian conflict,6 as endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution

1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003 and supported by the Council in its resolution

1850 (2008) of 16 December 2008,

Stressing also, in this regard, the need for respect for the obligation upon Israel

under the road map to freeze settlement activity, including so -called “natural

growth”, and to dismantle all settlement outposts erected since March 2001,

Stressing further the need for respect and preservation of the territorial unity,

contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East

Jerusalem,

Recalling the need to end all acts of violence, including acts of terror,

provocation, incitement and destruction,

Taking note of the report prepared by the Economic and Social Commission

for Western Asia on the economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation

on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied

Syrian Golan, as transmitted by the Secretary-General,7

1. Reaffirms the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and of the

population of the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources, including

land, water and energy resources;

2. Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, cease the exploitation, damage,

cause of loss or depletion and endangerment of the natural resources in the Occupied

Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan;

3. Recognizes the right of the Palestinian people to claim restitution as a

result of any exploitation, damage, loss or depletion or endangerment of their

natural resources resulting from illegal measures taken by Israel, the occupying

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4 A/HRC/22/63.

5 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.

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Power, and Israeli settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East

Jerusalem, and expresses the hope that this issue will be dealt with within the

framework of the final status negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides;

4. Stresses that the wall and settlements being constructed by Israel in the

Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, are contrary

to international law and are seriously depriving the Palestinian people of their

natural resources, and calls in this regard for full compliance with the legal

obligations affirmed in the 9 July 2004 advisory opinion of the International Court

of Justice3 and in relevant United Nations resolutions, including General Assembly

resolution ES-10/15;

5. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to comply strictly with its

obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law, and to

cease immediately and completely all policies and measures aimed at the alteration of

the character and status of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem;

6. Also calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to bring a halt to all actions,

including those perpetrated by Israeli settlers, harming the environment, including

the dumping of all kinds of waste materials, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan, which gravely threaten

their natural resources, namely water and land resources, and which pose an

environmental, sanitation and health threat to the civilian populations;

7. Further calls upon Israel to cease its destruction of vital infrastructure,

including water pipelines, sewage networks and electricity networks, and to cease

its demolition and confiscation of Palestinian homes and civilian infrastructure,

agricultural lands and water wells, which, inter alia, have a negative impact on the

natural resources of the Palestinian people, stresses the urgent need to advance

reconstruction and development projects in this regard, including in the Gaza Strip,

and calls for support for the necessary efforts in this regard, in line with the

commitments made at, inter alia, the Cairo International Conference on Palestine:

Reconstructing Gaza, held on 12 October 2014;

8. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to remove all obstacles to the

implementation of critical environmental projects, including sewage treatment

plants in the Gaza Strip and the reconstruction and development of wate r

infrastructure, including the project for the desalination facility for the Gaza Strip;

9. Also calls upon Israel not to impede Palestinian development and export

of discovered oil and natural gas reserves;

10. Calls for the immediate and safe removal of all unexploded ordnance in

the Gaza Strip and for support for the efforts of the Mine Action Service of the

United Nations in this regard, and welcomes the extensive efforts exerted by the

Mine Action Service to date;

11. Encourages all States and international organizations to continue to

actively pursue policies to ensure respect for their obligations under international

law with regard to all illegal Israeli practices and measures in the Occupied

Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, particularly Israeli settlement

activities and the exploitation of natural resources;

12. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its

seventy-second session on the implementation of the present resolution, including

with regard to the cumulative impact of the exploitation, damage and depletion by

Israel of natural resources in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East

Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan, and decides to include in the

provisional agenda of its seventy-second session the item entitled “Permanent



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sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan

over their natural resources”.

66th plenary meeting

21 December 2016



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[on the report of the Third Committee (A/71/483)]

71/184. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination


Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on

respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among

the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Chart er,

Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970,

entitled “Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly

Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the

United Nations”,

Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal

Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to

Colonial Countries and Peoples3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of

Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4

Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the

United Nations,5

Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration,6

Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the


in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,7 and noting in particular the reply of the

Court, including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right erga

omnes,8

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1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.

2 Resolution 217 A (III).

3 Resolution 1514 (XV).

4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.

5 Resolution 50/6.

6 Resolution 55/2.


8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.


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Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,

that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied

Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously

taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,9


occupation that began in 1967 and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace

settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, based on the relevant

resolutions of the United Nations, the Madrid terms of reference, including the

principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative10

and the Quartet road map to a

permanent two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,11

Stressing also the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,

contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East

Jerusalem, and recalling in this regard its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,

Recalling its resolution 70/141 of 17 December 2015,

Recalling also its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,

Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and

internationally recognized borders,

1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,

including the right to their independent State of Palestine;

2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the

United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the

early realization of their right to self-determination.


19 December 2016

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9 Ibid., para. 122.


11 S/2003/529, annex.









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[without reference to a Main Committee (A/71/L.31 and Add.1)]

71/126. Assistance to the Palestinian people


Recalling its resolution 70/108 of 10 December 2015, as well as its previous

resolutions on the question,

Recalling also the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim

Self-Government Arrangements in Washington, D.C., on 13 September 1993, by the

Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the

representative of the Palestinian people,1 and the subsequent implementation agreements

concluded by the two sides,

Recalling further all relevant international law, including humanitarian and

human rights law, and, in particular, the International Covenant on Civil and

Political Rights,2 the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural

Rights,2 the Convention on the Rights of the Child

3 and the Convention on the

Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,4

Gravely concerned at the difficult living conditions and humanitarian situation

affecting the Palestinian people, in particular women and children, throughout the

occupied Palestinian territory, particularly in the Gaza Strip where economic

recovery and vast infrastructure repair, rehabilitation and development are urgently

needed, especially in the aftermath of the conflict of July and August 2014,

Conscious of the urgent need for improvement in the economic and social

infrastructure of the occupied territory,

Welcoming, in this context, the development of projects, notably on

infrastructure, to revive the Palestinian economy and improve the living conditions

of the Palestinian people, stressing the need to create the appropriate conditions to

facilitate the implementation of these projects, and noting the contribution of

partners in the region and of the international community,

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Aware that development is difficult under occupation and is best promoted i n

circumstances of peace and stability,

Noting the great economic and social challenges facing the Palestinian people

and their leadership,

Emphasizing the importance of the safety and well-being of all people, in

particular women and children, in the whole Middle East region, the promotion of

which is facilitated, inter alia, in a stable and secure environment,

Deeply concerned about the negative impact, including the health and

psychological consequences, of violence on the present and future well -being of

children in the region,

Conscious of the urgent necessity for international assistance to the Palestinian

people, taking into account the Palestinian priorities, and recalling in this regard the

National Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza,

Expressing grave concern about the grave humanitarian situation in the Gaza

Strip, and underlining the importance of emergency and humanitarian assistance and

the need for the advancement of reconstruction in the Gaza Strip,

Welcoming the results of the Conference to Support Middle East Peace,

convened in Washington, D.C., on 1 October 1993, the establishment of the Ad Hoc

Liaison Committee for the Coordination of the International Assistance to

Palestinians and the work being done by the World Bank as its secretariat and the

establishment of the Consultative Group, as well as all follow -up meetings and

international mechanisms established to provide assistance to the Palestinian people,

Underlining the importance of the Cairo International Conference on

Palestine: Reconstructing Gaza, held on 12 October 2014, and urging the timely and

full disbursement of pledges for expediting the provision of humanitarian assistance

and the reconstruction process,

Recalling the International Donors’ Conference for the Palestinian State, held

in Paris on 17 December 2007, the Berlin Conference in Support of Palestinian Civil

Security and the Rule of Law, held on 24 June 2008, and the Palestine Investment

Conferences, held in Bethlehem from 21 to 23 May 2008 and on 2 and 3 June 2010,

and the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the

Reconstruction of Gaza, held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 2 March 2009,

Welcoming the ministerial meetings of the Conference on Cooperation among

East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development, convened in Tokyo in February

2013 and in Jakarta in March 2014, as a forum to mobilize political and economic

assistance, including through exchanges of expertise and lessons learned, in support

of Palestinian development,

Welcoming also the latest meetings of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for the

Coordination of the International Assistance to Palestinians, held in Brussels on

27 May 2015 and in New York on 25 September 2013, 22 September 2014,

30 September 2015 and 19 September 2016,

Welcoming further the activities of the Joint Liaison Committee, which

provides a forum in which economic policy and practical matters related to donor

assistance are discussed with the Palestinian Authority,

Welcoming the implementation of the Palestinian National Development Plan

2011–2013 on governance, economy, social development and infrastructure and the

adoption of the Palestinian National Development Plan 2014–2016: State-building

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to Sovereignty, and stressing the need for continued international support for the

Palestinian State-building process, as outlined in the summary by the Chair of the

meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee held on 22 September 2014,

Stressing the need for the full engagement of the United Nations in the process

of building Palestinian institutions and in providing broad assistance to the

Palestinian people,

Recognizing, in this regard, the positive contribution of the United Nations

Development Assistance Framework, which is aimed, inter alia, at enhancing

developmental support and assistance to the Palestinian people and strengthening

institutional capacity in line with Palestinian national priorities,

Welcoming steps to ease the restrictions on movement and access in the West

Bank, while stressing the need for further steps to be taken in this regard, and

recognizing that such steps would improve living conditions and the situation on the

ground and could promote further Palestinian economic development,

Welcoming also the tripartite agreement facilitated by the United Nations

regarding access to the Gaza Strip, and calling for its full implementation and

complementary measures that address the need for a fundamental change in policy

that allows for the sustained and regular opening of the border crossings for the

movement of persons and goods, including for humanitarian and commercial flows

and for the reconstruction and economic recovery of Gaza,

Stressing that the situation in the Gaza Strip is unsustainable and that a durable

ceasefire agreement must lead to a fundamental improvement in the living

conditions of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and ensure the safety and

well-being of civilians on both sides,

Stressing also the urgency of reaching a durable solution to the crisis in Gaza

through the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1860 (2009) of

8 January 2009, including by preventing the illicit trafficking in arms and

ammunition and by ensuring the sustained reopening of the crossing points on the

basis of existing agreements, including the 2005 Agreement on Movement and

Access between the Palestinian Authority and Israel,

Stressing, in this regard, the importance of the effective exercise by the

Palestinian Authority of its full government responsibilities in the Gaza Strip in all

fields, including through its presence at the Gaza crossing points,

Noting the active participation of the United Nations Special Coordinator for

the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary -General

to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority in the

activities of the Special Envoys of the Quartet,

Reaffirming the necessity of achieving a comprehensive resolution of the

Arab-Israeli conflict in all its aspects, on the basis of relevant Security Council

resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 338 (1973) of

22 October 1973, 1397 (2002) of 12 March 2002, 1515 (2003) of 19 November

2003, 1850 (2008) of 16 December 2008 and 1860 (2009), as well as the terms of

reference of the Madrid Conference and the principle of land for peace, in order to

ensure a political solution, with two States – Israel and an independent, democratic,

contiguous, sovereign and viable Palestinian State – living side by side in peace and

security and mutual recognition,









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Having considered the report of the Secretary-General,5

Expressing grave concern about continuing violence against civilians,

1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 5

2. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his rapid response

and ongoing efforts regarding assistance to the Palestinian people, including with

regard to the emergency humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip;

3. Also expresses its appreciation to the Member States, United Nations

bodies and intergovernmental, regional and non-governmental organizations that

have provided and continue to provide assistance to the Palestinian people;

4. Stresses the importance of the work of the United Nations Special

Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the

Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian

Authority and of the steps taken under the auspices of the Secretary-General to

ensure the achievement of a coordinated mechanism for United Nations activities

throughout the occupied territories;

5. Urges Member States, international financial institutions of the United

Nations system, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and

regional and interregional organizations to extend, as rapidly and as generously as

possible, economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people, in close

cooperation with the Palestine Liberation Organization and through official

Palestinian institutions;

6. Welcomes the meetings of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for the

Coordination of the International Assistance to Palestinians of 25 September 2013,

22 September 2014, 27 May and 30 September 2015 and 19 September 2016, the

outcome of the Cairo International Conference on Palestine: Reconstructing Gaza,

held on 12 October 2014, and the generous donor response to support the needs of

the Palestinian people, and urges the rapid disbursement of donor pledges;

7. Stresses the importance of following up on the results of the Cairo

International Conference on Palestine: Reconstructing Gaza to effectively promote

economic recovery and reconstruction in a timely and sustainable manner;

8. Calls upon donors that have not yet converted their budget support

pledges into disbursements to transfer funds as soon as possible, encourages all

donors to increase their direct assistance to the Palestinian Authority in accordance

with its government programme in order to enable it to build a viable and

prosperous Palestinian State, underlines the need for equitable burden sharing by

donors in this effort, and encourages donors to consider aligning funding cycles

with the Palestinian Authority’s national budget cycle;

9. Calls upon relevant organizations and agencies of the United Nations

system to intensify their assistance in response to the urgent needs of the Palestinian

people in accordance with priorities set forth by the Palestinian side;

10. Expresses its appreciation for the work of the United Nations Relief and

Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and recognizes the vital role

of the Agency in providing humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people,

particularly in the Gaza Strip;

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11. Calls upon the international community to provide urgently needed

assistance and services in an effort to alleviate the difficult humanitarian situation

being faced by Palestinian women, children and their families and to help in the

reconstruction and development of relevant Palestinian institutions;

12. Stresses the role that all funding instruments, including the European

Commission’s Palestinian-European Mechanism for the Management of

Socioeconomic Aid and the World Bank trust fund, have been playing in directly

assisting the Palestinian people;

13. Urges Member States to open their markets to exports of Palestinian

products on the most favourable terms, consistent with appropriate trading rules,

and to implement fully existing trade and cooperation agreements;

14. Calls upon the international donor community to expedite the delivery of

pledged assistance to the Palestinian people to meet their urgent needs;

15. Stresses, in this context, the importance of ensuring free humanitarian

access to the Palestinian people and the free movement of persons and goods;

16. Also stresses the need for the full implementation by both parties of

existing agreements, including the Agreement on Movement and Access and the

Agreed Principles for the Rafah Crossing, of 15 November 2005, to allow for the

freedom of movement of the Palestinian civilian population, as well as for imports

and exports, within and into and out of the Gaza Strip;

17. Further stresses the need to ensure the safety and security of

humanitarian personnel, premises, facilities, equipment, vehicles and supplies, as

well as the need to ensure safe and unhindered access by humanitarian personnel

and delivery of supplies and equipment, in order to allow such personnel to

efficiently perform their task of assisting affected civilian populations;

18. Urges the international donor community, United Nations agencies and

organizations and non-governmental organizations to extend to the Palestinian

people, as rapidly as possible, emergency economic assistance and humanitarian

assistance, particularly in the Gaza Strip, to counter the impact of the current crisis;

19. Stresses the need for the continued implementation of the Paris Protocol

on Economic Relations of 29 April 1994, fifth annex to the Israeli-Palestinian

Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, signed in Washington,

D.C., on 28 September 1995,6 including with regard to the full, prompt and regular

transfer of Palestinian indirect tax revenues;

20. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General

Assembly at its seventy-second session, through the Economic and Social Council,

on the implementation of the present resolution, containing:

(a) An assessment of the assistance actually received by the Palestinian

people;

(b) An assessment of the needs still unmet and specific proposals for

responding effectively to them;

21. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-second

session, under the item entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian

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and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic

assistance”, the sub-item entitled “Assistance to the Palestinian people” .


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[on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee

(Fourth Committee) (A/71/494)]

71/98. Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the

Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including East Jerusalem


Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,1

Recalling also the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,2 the

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights2 and the

Convention on the Rights of the Child,3 and affirming that these human rights

instruments must be respected in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East

Jerusalem,

Reaffirming its relevant resolutions, including resolution 70/90 of 9 December

2015 as well as those adopted at its tenth emergency special session,

Recalling the relevant resolutions of the Human Rights Council,

Recalling also the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, and stressing

the need for their implementation,

Having considered the report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli

Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of

the Occupied Territories4 and the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the

Special Committee,5

Taking note of the recent reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Human

Rights Council on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories

occupied since 1967,6 as well as of other relevant recent reports of the Human

Rights Council,

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4 A/71/352.

5 A/71/315.

6 A/HRC/28/78 and A/HRC/31/73; see also A/71/554.







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Taking note also of the recent report by the Economic and Social Commission

for Western Asia on the economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation

on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the Arab population in the occupied Syrian

Golan,7

Deeply regretting the onset of the fiftieth year of the Israeli occupation, and

stressing the urgent need for efforts to reverse the negative trends on the ground and

to restore a political horizon for advancing and accelerating meaningful negotiations

aimed at the achievement of a peace agreement that will bring a co mplete end to the

Israeli occupation that began in 1967 and the resolution of all core final status

issues, without exception, leading to a peaceful, just, lasting and comprehensive

solution of the question of Palestine,

Aware of the responsibility of the international community to promote human

rights and ensure respect for international law, and recalling in this regard its

resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970,

Recalling the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International

Court of Justice,8 and recalling also General Assembly resolutions ES-10/15 of

20 July 2004 and ES-10/17 of 15 December 2006,

Noting in particular the Court’s reply, including that the construction of the

wall being built by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and its associated regime are

contrary to international law,

Taking note of its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,

Noting the accession by Palestine to several human rights treaties and the core

humanitarian law conventions, as well as other international treaties,

Reaffirming the principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory

by force,

Reaffirming also the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the



by Israel since 1967,

Reaffirming further the obligation of the States parties to the Fourth Geneva

Convention9 under articles 146, 147 and 148 with regard to penal sanctions, grave

breaches and responsibilities of the High Contracting Parties,

Recalling the statement of 15 July 1999 and the declarations adopted on

5 December 2001 and on 17 December 201410

by the Conference of High

Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention on measures to enforce the

Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, aimed

at ensuring respect for the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including East Jerusalem,

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Reaffirming that all States have the right and the duty to take actions in

conformity with international law and international humanitarian law to counter

deadly acts of violence against their civilian population in order to protect the lives

of their citizens,

Stressing the need for full compliance with the Israeli-Palestinian agreements

reached within the context of the Middle East peace process, including the Sharm

el-Sheikh understandings, and the implementation of the Quartet road map to a

permanent two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,11

Stressing also the need for the full implementation of the Agreement on

Movement and Access and the Agreed Principles for the Rafah Crossing, both of

15 November 2005, to allow for the freedom of movement of the Palestinian civilian

population within and into and out of the Gaza Strip,

Gravely concerned by the tensions and violence in the recent period

throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and

including with regard to the holy places of Jerusalem, including the Haram

al-Sharif, and deploring the loss of innocent civilian life,

Recognizing that security measures alone cannot remedy the escalating

tensions, instability and violence, and calling for full respect for international law,

including humanitarian and human rights law, including for the protection of

civilian life, as well as for the promotion of human security, the de -escalation of the

situation, the exercise of restraint, including from provocative actions and rhetoric,

and the establishment of a stable environment conducive to the pursuit of peace,

Expressing grave concern about the continuing systematic violation of the

human rights of the Palestinian people by Israel, the occupying Power, including

that arising from the excessive use of force and military operations causing death

and injury to Palestinian civilians, including children, women and non-violent,

peaceful demonstrators; the arbitrary imprisonment and detention of Palestinians,

some of whom have been imprisoned for decades; the use of collective punishment;

the closure of areas; the confiscation of land; the establishment and expansion of

settlements; the construction of a wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory in

departure from the Armistice Line of 1949; the destruction of property and

infrastructure; the forced displacement of civilians, including attempts at forced

transfers of Bedouin communities; and all other actions by it designed to change the

legal status, geographical nature and demographic composition of the Occupied

Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,

Gravely concerned by the ongoing demolition of Palestinian homes, as well as

of structures provided as humanitarian aid, by Israel, the occupying Power, in

particular in Occupied East Jerusalem, including if carried out as an act of collective

punishment in violation of international humanitarian law, which has escalated at

unprecedented rates, and by the revocation of residence permits and eviction of

Palestinian residents of the City,

Deploring the conflict in and around the Gaza Strip in July and August 2014

and the civilian casualties caused, including the killing and injury of thousands of

Palestinian civilians, including children, women and the elderly, the widespread

destruction of thousands of homes and civilian infrastructure, including schools,

hospitals, water, sanitation and electricity networks, economic, industrial and

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agricultural properties, public institutions, religious sites, and United Nations

schools and facilities, the internal displacement of hundreds of thousands of

civilians, and any violations of international law, including humanitarian and human

rights law, in this regard,

Gravely concerned about the disastrous humanitarian situation and the critical

socioeconomic and security situation in the Gaza Strip, including that resulting from

the prolonged closures and severe economic and movement restrictions that in effect

amount to a blockade and deepen poverty and despair among the Palestinian civilian

population, and from the continuing and vastly negative repercussions of the

military operations between December 2008 and January 2009, in November 2012

and in July and August 2014, as well as about the firing of rockets into Israel,

Recalling the statement by the President of the Security Council of

28 July 2014,12

Stressing the need for the full implementation by all parties of Security

Council resolution 1860 (2009) of 8 January 2009 and General Assembly resolution

ES-10/18 of 16 January 2009,

Stressing also that the situation in the Gaza Strip is unsustainable and that a

durable ceasefire agreement must lead to a fundamental improvement in the living

conditions of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, including through the

sustained and regular opening of crossing points, and ensure the safety and

well-being of civilians on both sides, and regretting the lack of progress made in

this regard,

Gravely concerned by reports regarding serious human rights violations and

grave breaches of international humanitarian law committed during the militar y

operations in the Gaza Strip between December 2008 and January 2009, including

the findings in the summary by the Secretary-General of the report of the Board of

Inquiry13

and in the report of the United Nations Fact-finding Mission on the Gaza

Conflict,14

and the findings of the United Nations Headquarters Board of Inquiry

into certain incidents that occurred in the Gaza Strip between 8 July and 26 August

201415

and of the independent commission of inquiry established pursuant to Human

Rights Council resolution S-21/1,16

and reiterating the necessity for serious follow-

up by all parties of the recommendations addressed to them towards ensuring

accountability and justice,

Stressing the need for protection of human rights defenders engaged in the

promotion of human rights issues in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including

East Jerusalem, to allow them to carry out their work freely and without fear of

attacks and harassment,

Expressing deep concern about the short- and long-term detrimental impact of

widespread destruction and the continued impeding of the reconstruction process by

Israel, the occupying Power, on the human rights situation and on the

socioeconomic and humanitarian conditions of the Palestinian civilian population,

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12 S/PRST/2014/13; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2013–31 July 2014

(S/INF/69). 13

See A/63/855-S/2009/250. 14

A/HRC/12/48. 15

See S/2015/286, annex. 16

A/HRC/29/52.


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Taking note, in this regard, of the United Nations country team report of

26 August 2016, entitled “Gaza: two years after”, and the alarming figures therein,

Expressing deep concern about the Israeli policy of closures and the

imposition of severe restrictions, including through hundreds of obstacles to

movement, checkpoints and a permit regime, all of which obstruct the freedom of

movement of persons and goods, including medical and humanitarian goods, and the

follow-up and access to donor-funded projects of development cooperation and

humanitarian assistance, throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including

East Jerusalem, and impair the Territory’s contiguity, consequently violating the

human rights of the Palestinian people and negatively impacting their

socioeconomic and humanitarian situation, which remains dire in the Gaza Strip,

and the efforts aimed at rehabilitating and developing the Palestinian economy,

while taking note of developments with regard to the situation of access there and

the resumption of some trade from Gaza to the West Bank for the first time since

2007, and calling for the full lifting of restrictions,

Expressing grave concern that thousands of Palestinians, including many

children and women, continue to be held in Israeli prisons or detention centres under

harsh conditions, including, inter alia, unhygienic conditions, solitary confinement,

the extensive use of administrative detention of excessive duration without charge

and denial of due process, lack of proper medical care and widespread medical

neglect, including for prisoners who are ill, with the risk of fatal consequences, and

denial of family visits, that impair their well-being, and expressing grave concern

also about the ill-treatment and harassment and all reports of torture of any

Palestinian prisoners,

Expressing deep concern about the recent hunger strikes by numerous

Palestinian prisoners in protest of the harsh conditions of their imprisonment and

detention by the occupying Power, while taking note of the agreement reached in

May 2012 on conditions of detention in Israeli prisons and calling for its full and

immediate implementation,

Recalling the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of

Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules)17

and the United Nations Rules for the

Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders

(the Bangkok Rules),18

and calling for respect for those Rules,

Recalling also the prohibition under international humanitarian law of the

deportation of civilians from occupied territories,

Deploring the practice of withholding the bodies of those killed, and calling

for the release of the bodies that have not yet been returned to their relatives, in line

with international humanitarian law and human rights law, in order to ensure

dignified closure in accordance with their religious beliefs and traditions,

Stressing the need for the prevention of all acts of violence, harassment,

provocation and incitement by extremist Israeli settlers and groups of armed settlers,

especially against Palestinian civilians, including children, and their properties,

including homes, agricultural lands and historic and religious sites, including in Occupied

East Jerusalem, and deploring the violation of the human rights of Palestinians in

this regard, including acts of violence leading to death and injury among civilians,

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Convinced of the need for an international presence to monitor the situation, to

contribute to ending the violence and protecting the Palestinian civilian population

and to help the parties to implement the agreements reached, and in this regard

recalling the positive contribution of the Temporary International Presence

in Hebron,

Noting the continued efforts and tangible progress made in the Palestinian

security sector, and noting also the continued cooperation that benefits both

Palestinians and Israelis, in particular by promoting security and building

confidence, and expressing the hope that such progress will be extended to all major

population centres,

Urging the parties to observe calm and restraint and to refrain from

provocative actions, incitement and inflammatory rhetoric, especially in areas of

religious and cultural sensitivity, including in East Jerusalem, and to take every

possible step to defuse tensions and promote conditions conducive to the credibility

and success of the peace negotiations,

Emphasizing the right of all people in the region to the enjoyment of human

rights as enshrined in the international human rights covenants,

1. Reiterates that all measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying

Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, in violation

of the relevant provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of

Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,9 and contrary to the relevant

resolutions of the Security Council, are illegal and have no validity;

2. Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, cease all practices and actions

that violate the human rights of the Palestinian people, including the killing and

injury of civilians, the arbitrary detention and imprisonment of civilians, the forced

displacement of civilians, including attempts at forced transfers of Bedouin

communities, the destruction and confiscation of civilian property, including home

demolitions, including if carried out as collective punishment in violation of

international humanitarian law, and any obstruction of humanitarian assistance, and

that it fully respect human rights law and comply with its legal obligations in this

regard, including in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions;

3. Also demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with the

provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 19499 and cease immediately all

measures and actions taken in violation and in breach of the Convention;

4. Calls for urgent measures to ensure the safety and protection of the

Palestinian civilian population in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East

Jerusalem, in accordance with the relevant provisions of international humanitarian

law and as called for by the Security Council in its resolution 904 (1994) of

18 March 1994;

5. Also calls for full cooperation by Israel with the relevant special

rapporteurs and other relevant mechanisms and inquiries of the Human Rights

Council, including the facilitation of entry to the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including East Jerusalem, for monitoring and reporting on the human rights situation

therein according to their respective mandates;

6. Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, cease all of its settlement

activities, the construction of the wall and any other measures aimed at altering the

character, status and demographic composition of the Occupied Palestinian




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Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, all of which, inter alia, gravely

and detrimentally impact the human rights of the Palestinian people, and the

prospects for achieving without delay an end to the Israeli occupation that began in

1967 and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the Palestinian

and Israeli sides;

7. Calls for urgent attention to the plight and the rights, in accordance with

international law, of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails, including

those on hunger strike, calls for efforts between the two sides for the further release

of prisoners and detainees, and also calls for respect for the United Nations Standard

Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules)17

and

the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non -custodial

Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules);18

8. Condemns all acts of violence, including all acts of terror, provocation,

incitement and destruction, especially the excessive use of force by the Israeli

occupying forces against Palestinian civilians, particularly in the Gaza Strip, which

have caused extensive loss of life and vast numbers of injuries, including among

thousands of children and women, massive damage and destruction to homes,

economic, industrial and agricultural properties, vital infrastructure, including

water, sanitation and electricity networks, religious sites and public institutions,

including hospitals and schools, and United Nations facilities, and agricultural

lands, and large-scale internal displacement of civilians;

9. Expresses grave concern at the firing of rockets against Israeli civilian

areas resulting in loss of life and injury;

10. Reiterates its demand for the full implementation of Security Council

resolution 1860 (2009);

11. Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply with its legal

obligations under international law, as mentioned in the advisory opinion rendered

on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice8 and as demanded in General

Assembly resolutions ES-10/15 and ES-10/13 of 21 October 2003, and that it

immediately cease the construction of the wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including in and around East Jerusalem, dismantle forthwith the structure situated

therein, repeal or render ineffective all legislative and regulatory acts relating

thereto, and make reparations for all damage caused by the construction of the wall,

which has gravely impacted the human rights and the socioeconomic living

conditions of the Palestinian people;

12. Reiterates the need for respect for the territorial unity, contiguity and

integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory and for guarantees of the

freedom of movement of persons and goods within the Palestinian territory,

including movement into and from East Jerusalem, into and from the Gaza Strip,

between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and to and from the outside world;

13. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to cease its imposition of

prolonged closures and economic and movement restrictions, including those

amounting to a blockade on the Gaza Strip, and in this regard to fully implement the

Agreement on Movement and Access and the Agreed Principles for the Rafah

Crossing, both of 15 November 2005, in order to allow for the sustained and regular

movement of persons and goods and for the acceleration of long overdue and

massive reconstruction needs and economic recovery in the Gaza Strip, while noting

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14. Urges Member States to continue to provide emergency assistance to the

Palestinian people to alleviate the financial crisis and the dire socioecono mic and

humanitarian situation, particularly in the Gaza Strip;

15. Emphasizes the need to preserve and develop the Palestinian institutions

and infrastructure for the provision of vital public services to the Palestinian civilian

population and the promotion of human rights, including civil, political, economic,

social and cultural rights, and welcomes in this regard the formation of the

Palestinian national consensus government under the leadership of President

Mahmoud Abbas, consistent with the Palestine Liberation Organization

commitments and the Quartet principles;

16. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the

United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the

early realization of their inalienable human rights, including their right to self -

determination, as a matter of urgency, in the light of the onset of the fiftieth year of

the Israeli occupation and the continued denial and violation of the human rights of

the Palestinian people;


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71/97. Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan


Guided by the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and affirming

the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force,

Recalling its relevant resolutions, including resolution 70/89 of 9 December

2015, as well as those resolutions adopted at its tenth emergency special session,

Recalling also the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, including

resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 446 (1979) of 22 March 1979,

465 (1980) of 1 March 1980, 476 (1980) of 30 June 1980, 478 (1980) of 20 August

1980, 497 (1981) of 17 December 1981 and 904 (1994) of 18 March 1994,

Reaffirming the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the


Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to the occupied Syrian Golan,

Affirming that the transfer by the occupying Power of parts of its own civilian

population into the territory it occupies constitutes a breach of the Fourth Geneva

Convention1 and relevant provisions of customary law, including those codified in

Additional Protocol I2 to the four Geneva Conventions,

3


Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the

Occupied Palestinian Territory,4 and recalling also General Assembly resolutions

ES-10/15 of 20 July 2004 and ES-10/17 of 15 December 2006,

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2 Ibid., vol. 1125, No. 17512.

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Noting that the International Court of Justice concluded that “the Israeli

settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (including East Jerusalem) have

been established in breach of international law”,5

Taking note of the recent reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Human

Rights Council on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories

occupied since 1967,6

Recalling the report of the independent international fact-finding mission to

investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political,



Recalling also the statement of 15 July 1999 and the declarations adopted on

5 December 2001 and on 17 December 20148 by the Conference of High Contracting

Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention on measures to enforce the Convention in

the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, aimed at ensuring

respect for the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East

Jerusalem,

Recalling further the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government

Arrangements of 13 September 19939 and the subsequent implementation agreements

between the Palestinian and Israeli sides,

Recalling the Quartet road map to a permanent two -State solution to the

Israeli-Palestinian conflict,10

and emphasizing specifically its call for a freeze on all

settlement activity, including so-called natural growth, and the dismantlement of all

settlement outposts erected since March 2001, and the need for Israel to uphold its

obligations and commitments in this regard,

Recalling also its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,



Aware that Israeli settlement activities involve, inter alia, the transfer of

nationals of the occupying Power into the occupied territories, the confiscation of

land, the forced transfer of Palestinian civilians, including Bedouin families, the

exploitation of natural resources, the fragmentation of territory and other actions

against the Palestinian civilian population and the civilian population in the

occupied Syrian Golan that are contrary to international law,

Bearing in mind the extremely detrimental impact of Israeli settlement

policies, decisions and activities on the ongoing regional and international efforts to

resume and advance the peace process, on the prospects for the achievement of

peace in the Middle East in accordance with the two -State solution of Israel and

Palestine, living side by side in peace and security within recognized borders, on the

basis of the pre-1967 borders, and on the viability and credibility of that solution,

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5 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 120.

6 A/HRC/31/73; see also A/71/554.

7 A/HRC/22/63.

8 A/69/711-S/2015/1, annex.

9 A/48/486-S/26560, annex.

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Expressing grave concern about the continuation by Israel, the occupying

Power, of settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East

Jerusalem, and condemning those activities as violations of international

humanitarian law, relevant United Nations resolutions, the agreements reached

between the parties and obligations under the Quartet road map and as actions in

defiance of the calls by the international community to cease all settlement

activities,

Condemning settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan and any activities

involving the confiscation of land, the disruption of the livelihood of protected

persons, the forced transfer of civilians and the de facto annexation of land,

Deploring in particular Israel’s construction and expansion of settlements in

and around occupied East Jerusalem, including its so-called E-1 plan that aims to

connect its illegal settlements around and further isolate occupied East Jerusalem,

the continuing demolition of Palestinian homes and eviction of Palestinian families

from the city, the revocation of Palestinian residency rights in the city, and ongoing

settlement activities in the Jordan Valley, all of which further fragment and

undermine the contiguity of the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

Taking note of the Quartet report of 1 July 2016,11

and stressing its

recommendations, as well as its recent statements, including of 30 September 2015,

23 October 2015, 12 February 2016 and 23 September 2016, in which the Quartet

members concluded that, inter alia, the continuing policy of settlement construction

and expansion, designation of land for exclusive Israeli use and denial of Palestinian

development, including the recent high rate of demolitions, are steadily eroding the

two-State solution,

Deploring the continuing unlawful construction by Israel of the wall inside the

Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and

expressing its concern, in particular, about the route of the wall in departure from

the Armistice Line of 1949, which is causing humanitarian hardship and a serious

decline of socioeconomic conditions for the Palestinian people, is fragmenting the

territorial contiguity of the Territory and undermining its viability, and could

prejudge future negotiations and make the two -State solution physically impossible

to implement,

Deeply concerned that the wall’s route has been traced in such a way as to

include the great majority of the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including East Jerusalem,

Condemning acts of violence and terror against civilians on both sides, and

recalling the need to end all acts of violence, including acts of terror, provocation,

incitement and destruction,

Condemning also all acts of violence, destruction, harassment, provocation

and incitement by Israeli settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including

East Jerusalem, against Palestinian civilians, including children, and their

properties, including historic and religious sites, and agricultural lands, as well as

acts of terror by several extremist Israeli settlers, and calling for accountability for

the illegal actions perpetrated in this regard,

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Taking note of the relevant reports of the Secretary-Genera1,12

Noting the special meeting of the Security Council convened on 26 September

2008, as well as the meeting of the Council of 18 February 2011,

1. Reaffirms that the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan are illegal and

an obstacle to peace and economic and social development;

2. Calls upon Israel to accept the de jure applicability of the Geneva

Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of

12 August 1949,1 to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,

and to the occupied Syrian Golan and to abide scrupulously by the provisions of the

Convention, in particular article 49, and to comply with all of its obligations under

international law and cease immediately all actions causing the alteration of the

character, status and demographic composition of the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the occupied Syrian Golan;

3. Reiterates its demand for the immediate and complete cessation of all

Israeli settlement activities in all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including

East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan, and calls in this regard for the

full implementation of all the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,

including, inter alia, resolutions 446 (1979), 452 (1979) of 20 July 1979,

465 (1980), 476 (1980) and 1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003;

4. Calls for the consideration of measures of accountability, in accordance

with international law, in the case of continued non-compliance, stressing that

compliance with and respect for international humanitarian law and international

human rights law is a cornerstone for peace and security in the region;

5. Stresses that a complete cessation of all Israeli settlement activities is

essential for salvaging the two-State solution on the basis of the pre-1967 borders,

and calls for affirmative steps to be taken immediately to reverse the negative trends

on the ground that are imperilling the viability of the two-State solution;


obligations, as mentioned in the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the

International Court of Justice;4

7. Reiterates its call for the prevention of all acts of violence, destruction,

harassment and provocation by Israeli settlers, especially against Palestinian

civilians and their properties, including historic and religious sites and including in

Occupied East Jerusalem, and their agricultural lands;

8. Calls for accountability for the illegal actions perpetrated by Israeli

settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and stresses in this regard the need for

the implementation of Security Council resolution 904 (1994), in which the Council

called upon Israel, the occupying Power, to continue to take and implement

measures, including the confiscation of arms, aimed at preventing illegal acts of

violence by Israeli settlers, and called for measures to be taken to guarantee the

safety and protection of the Palestinian civilians in the occupied territory;

9. Stresses the responsibility of Israel, the occupying Power, to investigate

all acts of settler violence against Palestinian civilians and their properties and to

ensure accountability for these acts;

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10. Encourages all States and international organizations to continue to

actively pursue policies that ensure respect for their obligations under international

law with regard to all illegal Israeli practices and measures in the Occupied

Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, particularly Israeli settlement

activities;

11. Recalls, in this regard, the statement of 15 July 1999 and the declarations

adopted on 5 December 2001 and on 17 December 20148 by the Conference of High

Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention on measures to enforce the

Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and

welcomes in this regard initiatives by States parties, both individually and

collectively, in accordance with article 1 of the Convention, aimed at ensuring

respect for the Convention;

12. Calls upon the relevant United Nations bodies to take all necessary

measures and actions within their mandates to ensure full respect for and compliance

with Human Rights Council resolution 17/4 of 16 June 2011,13

concerning the

Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights14

and other relevant international

laws and standards, and to ensure the implementation of the United Nations

“Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, which provides a global standard for

upholding human rights in relation to business activities that are connected with

Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem;




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13 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/66/53),

chap. III, sect. A. 14

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71/96. Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the

Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of

12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied

Arab territories


Recalling its relevant resolutions, including resolution 70/88 of 9 December 2015,

Bearing in mind the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,

Recalling the Regulations annexed to the Hague Convention IV of 1907, the

Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of

12 August 1949,1 and relevant provisions of customary law, including those codified

in Additional Protocol I2 to the four Geneva Conventions,

3



the Occupied Territories4 and the relevant reports of the Secretary-General,

5

Considering that the promotion of respect for the obligations arising from the

Charter of the United Nations and other instruments and rules of international law is

among the basic purposes and principles of the United Nations,


Court of Justice,6 and also recalling General Assembly resolution ES -10/15 of

20 July 2004,

Noting in particular the Court’s reply, including that the Fourth Geneva

Convention1 is applicable in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East

Jerusalem, and that Israel is in breach of several of the provisions of the Convention,

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2 Ibid., vol. 1125, No. 17512.

3 Ibid., vol. 75, Nos. 970–973.

4 A/70/406 and Corr.1.

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Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons

in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories

2/2

Recalling the Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva

Convention on measures to enforce the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including East Jerusalem, held on 15 July 1999, as well as the declarations

adopted by the reconvened Conference on 5 December 2001 and on 17 December

2014,7 and the urgent need for the parties to follow up the implementation of those

declarations,

Welcoming and encouraging the initiatives by States parties to the Convention,

both individually and collectively, according to article 1 common to the four Geneva

Conventions, aimed at ensuring respect for the Convention, as well as the

continuing efforts of the depositary State of the Geneva Conventions in this regard,

Noting the accession by Palestine on 1 April 2014 to the Geneva Conventions

and Additional Protocol I,

Stressing that Israel, the occupying Power, should comply strictly with its

obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law,

1. Reaffirms that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of

Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,1 is applicable to the Occupied


by Israel since 1967;

2. Demands that Israel accept the de jure applicability of the Convention in

the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab

territories occupied by Israel since 1967, and that it comply scrupulously with the

provisions of the Convention;

3. Calls upon all High Contracting Parties to the Convention, in accordance

with article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions3 and as mentioned in the

advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 9 July 2004,6 to continue to

exert all efforts to ensure respect for its provisions by Israel, the occupying Power,

in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab

territories occupied by Israel since 1967;

4. Notes the reconvening by Switzerland, the depositary State, of the

Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention on

17 December 2014, and calls for efforts to uphold the obligations reaffirmed in the

declarations adopted on 5 December 2001 and 17 December 2014;7

5. Welcomes initiatives by States parties, in accordance with article 1 of the

Convention, aimed at ensuring respect for the Convention;

6. Reiterates the need for speedy implementation of the relevant

recommendations contained in the resolutions adopted by the General Assembly,

including at its tenth emergency special session and including resolution ES -10/15,

with regard to ensuring respect by Israel, the occupying Power, for the provisions of

the Convention;




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71/95. Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli

Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian

People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories


Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,

Guided also by international humanitarian law, in particular the Geneva


12 August 1949,1 as well as international standards of human rights, in particular the

Universal Declaration of Human Rights2 and the International Covenants on Human

Rights,3

Recalling its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 2443 (XXIII) of

19 December 1968 and 70/87 of 9 December 2015, and the relevant resolutions of

the Human Rights Council, including resolutions S -12/1 of 16 October 2009,4

S-21/1 of 23 July 20145 and 29/25 of 3 July 2015,

6

Recalling also the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,

Taking into account the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the


in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,7 and recalling in this regard its resolution

ES-10/15 of 20 July 2004,


5 December 2001 and on 17 December 20148 by the Conference of High Contracting

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3 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.

4 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 53A (A/64/53/Add.1),

chap. I. 5 Ibid., Sixty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/69/53), chap. VI.

6 Ibid., Seventieth Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/70/53), chap. II.


8 A/69/711-S/2015/1, annex.






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Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention, and welcoming initiatives by States

parties, both individually and collectively, according to article 1 of the Convention

and aimed at ensuring respect for the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including East Jerusalem,

Recalling also its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,

Taking note of the report of the independent international fact-finding mission

to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political,



Taking note also of Human Rights Council resolution 31/36 of 24 March 2016,10

Convinced that occupation itself represents a gross and grave violation of

human rights,

Noting with deep regret the onset of the fiftieth year of the Israeli occupation,

and stressing the urgent need for efforts to reverse the negative trends on the ground

and to restore a political horizon for advancing and accelerating meaningful

negotiations aimed at the achievement of a peace agreement that will bring a

complete end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 and the resolution of all

core final status issues, without exception, leading to a peaceful, just, lasting and

comprehensive solution for the question of Palestine,

Recognizing that the occupation and ensuing persistent and systematic

violations of international law by Israel, including international humanitarian and

human rights law, are considered to be the main sources of other Israeli violations

and discriminatory policies against the Palestinian civilian population in the

Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,

Gravely concerned about the continuing detrimental impact of ongoing

unlawful Israeli practices and measures in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including East Jerusalem, including the excessive use of force by the Israeli

occupying forces against Palestinian civilians, resulting in the death and injury of

civilians and the widespread destruction of property and vital infrastructure,

including during the Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip in July and August

2014, as well as ongoing settlement activities and construction of the wall, the

internal forced displacement of civilians, the imposition of collective punishment

measures, particularly against the civilian population in the Gaza S trip, where

continuing severe restrictions on movement amount to a blockade, and the detention

and imprisonment of thousands of Palestinians,

Expressing grave concern about tensions, instability and violence in the

Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, due to the illegal policies

and practices of Israel, the occupying Power, including, in particular, provocations

and incitements regarding the holy places of Jerusalem, including the Haram

al-Sharif,

Gravely concerned about all acts of violence, intimidation and provocation by

Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians and properties, including homes,

mosques, churches and agricultural lands,

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9 A/HRC/22/63.

10 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-first Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/71/53),

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Gravely concerned also by reports regarding serious human rights violations

and grave breaches of international humanitarian law committed during the military

operations in the Gaza Strip between December 2008 and January 2009, including

the findings in the summary by the Secretary-General of the report of the Board of

Inquiry11

and in the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza

Conflict,12

and reiterating the necessity for serious follow-up by all parties to the

recommendations addressed to them towards ensuring accountability and justice,

Deploring the killing and injury of thousands of civilians, including women

and children, during the military operations in the Gaza Strip in July and

August 2014,

Taking note of the report of the independent commission of inquiry established

pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution S-21/1,13

and stressing the imperative

of ensuring accountability for all violations of international humanitarian law and

international human rights law in order to end impunity, ensure justice, deter further

violations, protect civilians and promote peace,



the Occupied Territories14

and the relevant reports of the Secretary-Genera1,15

Recalling the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements

of 13 September 199316

and the subsequent implementation agreements between the

Palestinian and Israeli sides,

Stressing the urgency of bringing a complete end to the Israeli occupation that

began in 1967 and thus an end to the violation of the human rights of the Palestinian

people, and of allowing for the realization of their inalienable human rights,

including their right to self-determination and their independent State,

Taking note of the application of Palestine for admission to membership in the

United Nations, submitted on 23 September 2011,17

Recalling its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012, by which, inter alia,

Palestine was accorded non-member observer State status in the United Nations, and

taking note of the follow-up report of the Secretary-General,18



1. Commends the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices

Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the

Occupied Territories for its impartiality and efforts in performing the tasks assigned

to it by the General Assembly in spite of the obstruction of its mandate;

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11 See A/63/855-S/2009/250.

12 A/HRC/12/48.

13 A/HRC/29/52.

14 A/71/352.

15 A/71/321, A/71/392, A/71/315, A/71/355 and A/71/364.

16 A/48/486-S/26560, annex.

17 A/66/371-S/2011/592.

18 A/67/738.














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2. Reiterates its demand that Israel, the occupying Power, cooperate, in

accordance with its obligations as a State Member of the United Nations, with the

Special Committee in implementing its mandate, and deplores the continued lack of

cooperation in this regard;

3. Deplores those policies and practices of Israel that violate the human

rights of the Palestinian people and other Arabs of the occupied territories, as

reflected in the report of the Special Committee covering the reporting period;14

4. Expresses grave concern about the critical situation in the Occupied

Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, particularly in the Gaza Strip, as a

result of unlawful Israeli practices and measures, and especially condemns and calls

for the immediate cessation of all illegal Israeli settlement activities and the

construction of the wall, the lifting of the blockade of the Gaza Strip, as well as a

complete cessation of the excessive and indiscriminate use of force and military

operations against the civilian population, settler violence, the destruction and

confiscation of properties, including home demolitions as a measure of reprisal, the

forced displacement of civilians, all measures of collective punishment, and the

detention and imprisonment of thousands of civilians;

5. Requests the Special Committee, pending complete termination of the

Israeli occupation, to continue to investigate Israeli policies and practices in the

Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories

occupied by Israel since 1967, especially Israeli violations of the Geneva


12 August 1949,1 and to consult, as appropriate, with the International Committee of

the Red Cross according to its regulations in order to ensure that the welfare and

human rights of the peoples of the occupied territories, including prisoners and

detainees, are safeguarded and to report to the Secretary-General as soon as possible

and whenever the need arises thereafter;

6. Also requests the Special Committee to submit regularly to the Secretary -

General periodic reports on the current situation in the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including East Jerusalem;

7. Further requests the Special Committee to continue to investigate the

treatment and status of the thousands of prisoners and detainees, including children

and women, in Israeli prisons and detention centres in the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel

since 1967, and expresses grave concern about harsh conditions and ill -treatment of

prisoners and recent hunger strikes, stressing the need for respect for all applicable

rules of international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention,1 the United

Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelso n

Mandela Rules)19

and the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women

Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules);20

8. Requests the Secretary-General:

(a) To provide the Special Committee with all necessary facilities, including

those required for its visits to the occupied territories, so that it may investigate the

Israeli policies and practices referred to in the present resolution;

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(b) To utilize his good offices to facilitate and support the Special

Committee in carrying out its mandate;

(c) To continue to make available such staff as may be necessary to assist the

Special Committee in the performance of its tasks;

(d) To circulate regularly to Member States the periodic reports mentioned in

paragraph 6 above;

(e) To ensure the widest circulation of the reports of the Special Committee

and of information regarding its activities and findings, by all means available,

through the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat and, where

necessary, to reprint those reports of the Special Committee that are no longer

available;

(f) To report to the General Assembly at its seventy-second session on the

tasks entrusted to him in the present resolution;

9. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-second

session the item entitled “Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli


the Occupied Territories”.


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71/94. Palestine refugees’ properties and their revenues


Recalling its resolutions 194 (III) of 11 December 1948 and 36/146 C of

16 December 1981 and all its subsequent resolutions on the question,

Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to its

resolution 70/86 of 9 December 2015,1

as well as that of the United Nations

Conciliation Commission for Palestine for the period from 1 September 2015 to

31 August 2016,2

Recalling that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights3 and the principles

of international law uphold the principle that no one shall be arbitraril y deprived of

his or her property,

Recalling in particular its resolution 394 (V) of 14 December 1950, in which

it directed the Conciliation Commission, in consultation with the parties concerned,

to prescribe measures for the protection of the rights, property and interests of the

Palestine refugees,

Noting the completion of the programme of identification and evaluation of

Arab property, as announced by the Conciliation Commission in its twenty -second

progress report,4 and the fact that the Land Office had a schedule of Arab owners and

a file of documents defining the location, area and other particulars of Arab property,

Expressing its appreciation for the preservation and modernization of the

existing records, including the land records, of the Conciliation Commission, and

stressing the importance of such records for a just resolution of the plight of the

Palestine refugees in conformity with resolution 194 (III),

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1 A/71/343.

2 A/71/335.


4 Official Records of the General Assembly, Nineteenth Session, Annexes, Annex No. 11, document A/5700.








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Recalling that, in the framework of the Middle East peace process, the

Palestine Liberation Organization and the Government of Israel agreed, in the

Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements of 13 September

1993,5 to commence negotiations on permanent status issues, including the important

issue of the refugees,

1. Reaffirms that the Palestine refugees are entitled to their property and to

the income derived therefrom, in conformity with the principles of equity and justice;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to take all appropriate steps, in

consultation with the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, for the

protection of Arab property, assets and property rights in Israel;

3. Calls once again upon Israel to render all facilities and assistance to the

Secretary-General in the implementation of the present resolution;

4. Calls upon all the parties concerned to provide the Secretary-General

with any pertinent information in their possession concerning Arab property, assets

and property rights in Israel that would assist him in the implementation of the

present resolution;

5. Urges the Palestinian and Israeli sides, as agreed between them, to deal

with the important issue of Palestine refugees’ properties and their revenues within

the framework of the final status peace negotiations;




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71/93. Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works

Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East


Recalling its resolutions 194 (III) of 11 December 1948, 212 (III) of

19 November 1948, 302 (IV) of 8 December 1949 and all subsequent related

resolutions, including its resolution 70/85 of 9 December 2015,

Recalling also the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,

Having considered the report of the Commissioner-General of the United

Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East covering

the period from 1 January to 31 December 2015,1

Taking note of the letter dated 31 May 2016 from the Chair of the Advisory

Commission of the Agency addressed to the Commissioner -General,2 and noting the

extraordinary meeting of the Commission held on 8 September 2016,

Underlining that, at a time of heightened conflict and instability in the Middle

East, the Agency continues to play a vital role in ameliorating the plight of the

Palestine refugees through the provision of, inter alia, essential education, health,

relief and social services programmes and emergency assistance to a registered

population of 5.3 million refugees whose situation has become extremely

precarious, and in providing a crucial measure of stability in the region,

Deeply concerned about the extremely critical financial situation of the

Agency, caused by the structural underfunding of the Agency, as well as by rising

needs and expenditures resulting from the deterioration of the socioeconomic and

humanitarian conditions and the conflicts and rising instability in the region and

their significant negative impact on the ability of the Agency to deliver essential

services to the Palestine refugees, including its emergency, recovery, reconstruction

and development programmes in all fields of operation,

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1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-first Session, Supplement No. 13 (A/71/13).

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Taking note of the update to the special report of 3 August 2015 of the

Commissioner-General, submitted pursuant to paragraph 21 of General Assembly

resolution 302 (IV) and conveyed by the Secretary-General on 15 September 2016

to the President of the General Assembly, regarding the severe financial crisis of the

Agency and the negative implications for the continued delivery of core Agency

programmes to the Palestine refugees in all fields of operation,

Expressing appreciation for the efforts of donors and host countries to respond

to the continuing financial crisis, and expressing particular appreciation to the

donors that extended generous support following the special report of the

Commissioner-General of 3 August 2015 and the update thereto, of 15 September

2016, while acknowledging the steadfast support of all other donors to the Agency,

and stressing the need for urgent efforts to comprehensively address the recurrent

funding shortfalls affecting the Agency’s operations,

Recognizing the Agency’s efforts to develop innovative and diversified means

to mobilize resources, including through partnerships with international financial

institutions, the private sector and civil society,

Commending the Agency for the measures taken to address the financial crisis,

including internal measures to contain costs, and expressing profound concern that,

despite stringent efficiency measures and controls on expenditures, the Agency’s

programme budget, which is funded primarily by voluntary contributions from

Member States and intergovernmental organizations, faces persistent shortfalls that

are increasingly threatening the delivery of the Agency’s core programmes of

assistance to the Palestine refugees,

Stressing the need to support the Agency’s capacity to uphold its mandate and

to avert the serious humanitarian, political and security risks that would res ult from

any interruption or suspension of its vital work,

Recognizing that the recurring and growing financial shortfalls directly

affecting the sustainability of the Agency’s operations need to be remedied by

examining new funding modalities designed to put the Agency on a stable financial

footing to enable it to effectively carry out its core programmes in accordance with

its mandate and commensurate with humanitarian needs,

Welcoming the affirmation in the New York Declaration for Refugees and

Migrants, adopted by the General Assembly on 19 September 2016,3 that, inter alia,

the Agency, along with other relevant organizations, requires sufficient funding to

be able to carry out its activities effectively and in a predictable manner,

Welcoming also the support for the Agency reaffirmed at the ministerial meetings

convened on 26 September 2015 and 4 May 2016, at the high-level conference

convened on 2 June 2015 in New York to commemorate the sixty-fifth anniversary

of the commencement of the Agency’s operations and at other high-level meetings,

Recalling Articles 100, 104 and 105 of the Charter of the United Nations and

the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations,4

Recalling also the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated

Personnel,5

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3 Resolution 71/1.

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Recalling further its resolutions 70/104 of 10 December 2015 on the safety

and security of humanitarian personnel and the protection of United Nations

personnel and 70/106 of 10 December 2015 on the strengthening of the coordination

of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, calling upon, inter alia,

all States to ensure respect for and the protection of al l humanitarian personnel and

United Nations and associated personnel, to respect the principles of humanity,

neutrality, impartiality and independence for the provision of humanitarian assistance

and to respect and ensure respect for the inviolability of United Nations premises,

Affirming the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection

of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,6 to the Palestinian territory

occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem,

Aware of the continuing needs of the Palestine refugees in all fields of

operation, namely Jordan, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Occupied

Palestinian Territory,

Bearing in mind the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,7 including the

pledge that no one will be left behind, emphasizing that the Sustainable Development

Goals apply to all, including refugees, and that the Agency’s work in assisting the

Palestine refugees is essential for their human development, and underscoring the

Goals and targets on education, health care and youth, among others,

Gravely concerned about the extremely difficult socioeconomic conditions

being faced by the Palestine refugees in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including

East Jerusalem, particularly in the refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, as a result of the

recurrent military operations, continuing prolonged Israeli closures, the construction

of settlements and the wall, and the severe economic and movement restrictions that

in effect amount to a blockade, which have deepened unemployment and poverty

rates among the refugees, with potentially lasting, long-term negative effects, while

taking note of developments with regard to the situation of access there ,

Deploring the conflict in and around the Gaza Strip in July and August 2014,


Palestinian civilians, including children, women and older persons, as well as the

widespread destruction of or damage to thousands of homes and civilian

infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, water, sanitation and electricity networks,

economic, industrial and agricultural properties, public institutions, religious sites

and United Nations schools and facilities, as well as the internal displacement of

hundreds of thousands of civilians, and any violations of international law, including

humanitarian and human rights law, in this regard,

Deploring also attacks affecting United Nations installations, including

Agency schools sheltering displaced civilians, and all other breaches of the

inviolability of United Nations premises during the conflict in the Gaza Strip in July

and August 2014, as reported in the summary by the Secretary -General of the report

of the Board of Inquiry8 and by the independent commission of inquiry established

pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution S-21/1,9 and stressing the imperative

of ensuring accountability,

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6 Ibid., vol. 75, No. 973.

7 Resolution 70/1.

8 S/2015/286, annex.

9 See A/HRC/29/52.







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Gravely concerned about the lasting negative repercussions of the military

operations in the Gaza Strip between December 2008 and January 2009, in

November 2012 and in July and August 2014 on the humanitarian and

socioeconomic situation of the Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip, including high

rates of food insecurity, poverty, displacement and depletion of coping capacities,

and taking note in this regard of the United Nations country team report of

26 August 2016, entitled “Gaza: two years after”,

Commending the Agency for its extraordinary efforts to provide shelter,

emergency relief, medical, food, protection and other humanitarian assistance

during the military operations of July and August 2014,

Recognizing the need for the swift implementation of all aspects of the

temporary tripartite agreement facilitated by the United Nations in September 2014,

and stressing the urgent need for the lifting of all Israeli closures and restrictions on

the Gaza Strip and for the reconstruction of destroyed homes and infrastructure,

Recalling, in this regard, its resolution ES-10/18 of 16 January 2009 and

Security Council resolution 1860 (2009) of 8 January 2009, as well as the

Agreement on Movement and Access of 15 November 2005,

Calling upon Israel to ensure the expedited and unimpeded import of all

necessary construction materials into the Gaza Strip and to reduce the burdensome

cost of importation of Agency supplies, while taking note of recent developments

with regard to the tripartite agreement facilitated by the United Nations,

Expressing concern about the severe classroom shortage in the Gaza Strip and

the consequent negative impact on the right to education of refugee children,

Stressing the urgent need for the advancement of reconstruction in the Gaza

Strip, including by ensuring the timely facilitation of construction projects,

including extensive shelter repair, and the need for the accelerated implementation

of other urgent United Nations-led civilian reconstruction activities,

Welcoming contributions made to the Agency’s emergency appeals for the

Gaza Strip, and calling urgently upon the international community for continued

support in accordance with the Agency’s strategic response p lan,

Urging the full disbursement of pledges made at the Cairo International

Conference on Palestine: Reconstructing Gaza, held on 12 October 2014, for

ensuring the provision of the necessary humanitarian assistance and accelerating the

reconstruction process,

Stressing that the situation in the Gaza Strip is unsustainable and that a durable

ceasefire agreement must lead to a fundamental improvement in the living

conditions of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, including through the

sustained and regular opening of crossing points, and must ensure the safety and

well-being of civilians on both sides,

Affirming the need to support the Palestinian national consensus Government

in its assumption of full government responsibilities in both the West Bank and the

Gaza Strip, in all fields, as well as through its presence at Gaza’s crossing points,

Noting with appreciation the progress made towards rebuilding the Nahr

el-Bared refugee camp, commending the Government of Lebanon, donors, the

Agency and other parties concerned for the continuing efforts to assist affected and

displaced refugees, and emphasizing the need for additional funding to complete the

reconstruction of the camp and end without delay the displacement from the camp

of thousands of residents whose shelters have not been rebuilt,





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Expressing deep concern at the critical situation of Palestine refugees in the

Syrian Arab Republic and at the impact of the crisis on the Agency’s installations

and its ability to deliver its services, and regretting profoundly the loss of life and

widespread displacement among refugees and the killing of 18 staff members of the

Agency in the crisis since 2012,

Emphasizing the need for increased assistance to Palestine refugees in the

Syrian Arab Republic as well as those who have fled to neighbouring countries, and

emphasizing the necessity of ensuring open borders for Palestine refugees fleeing

the crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic, consistent with the principles of

non-discrimination and non-refoulement under international law, and recalling in

this regard the statement by the President of the Security Council of 2 October

201310

and the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants,

Aware of the valuable work done by the Agency in providing protection to the

Palestinian people, in particular Palestine refugees, and recalling the need for the

protection of all civilians in situations of armed conflict,

Deploring the endangerment of the safety of the Agency’s staff and the

damage and destruction caused to the facilities and properties of the Agency during

the period covered by the report of the Commissioner-General, and stressing the

need to maintain the neutrality and safeguard the inviolability of United Nations

premises, installations and equipment at all times,

Deploring also the breaches of the inviolability of United Nations premises,

the failure to accord the property and assets of the Organization immunity from any

form of interference and the failure to protect United Nations personnel, premises

and property,

Deploring further the killing and injury of Agency staff members by the Israeli

occupying forces in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since September 2000,

including the 11 Agency personnel killed during the military operations in the Gaza

Strip in July and August 2014,

Deploring the killing and wounding of refugee children and women sheltering

in the Agency schools by the Israeli occupying forces during the military operations

of July and August 2014,

Affirming the need for accountability and compensation to victims of violations

of international law in accordance with international standards by all sides,

Deeply concerned about the continuing imposition of restrictions on the

freedom of movement and access of the Agency’s staff, vehicles and goods, and the

injury, harassment and intimidation of the Agency’s staff, which undermine and

obstruct the work of the Agency, including its ability to provide essential basic and

emergency services,


5 December 2001 and on 17 December 201411

by the Conference of High

Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention, including the call upon

parties to facilitate the activities of the Agency, to guarantee its protection and to

refrain from levying taxes and imposing undue financial burdens,

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(S/INF/69). 11

A/69/711-S/2015/1, annex.

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Aware of the agreement between the Agency and the Government of Israel,

Taking note of the agreement reached on 24 June 1994, embodied in an

exchange of letters between the Agency and the Palestine Liberation Organization,12

1. Reaffirms that the effective functioning of the United Nations Relief and

Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East remains essential in all fields

of operation;

2. Expresses its appreciation to the Commissioner-General of the Agency,

as well as to all the staff of the Agency, for their tireless efforts and valuable work,

particularly in the light of the difficult conditions, instability and crises faced during

the past year;

3. Expresses special commendation to the Agency for the essential role that

it has played for more than 65 years since its establishment in providing vital

services for the well-being, human development and protection of the Palestine

refugees and the amelioration of their plight and for the stability of the region, and

affirms the necessity for continuing the work of the Agency and its unimpeded

operation and provision of services, pending the just resolution of the question of

the Palestine refugees;

4. Commends the Agency for its extraordinary efforts, in cooperation with

other United Nations agencies on the ground, to provide emergency humanitarian

assistance, including shelter, food and medical aid, to refugees and affected civilians

during and since the military operations in the Gaza Strip in July and August 2014,

and recognizes its exemplary capacity to mobilize in emergency situations while

continuously carrying out its core human development programmes;

5. Expresses its appreciation for the important support and cooperation

provided by the host Governments to the Agency in the discharge of its duties;

6. Also expresses its appreciation to the Advisory Commission of the

Agency, and requests it to continue its efforts and to keep the General Assembly

informed of its activities;

7. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Working Group on the

Financing of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in

the Near East13

and the efforts to assist in ensuring the financial security of the

Agency, and requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary services and

assistance to the Working Group for the conduct of its work;

8. Commends the Agency for its six-year medium-term strategy for 2016–2021

and the Commissioner-General for his continuing efforts to increase the budgetary

transparency and efficiency of the Agency, as reflected in the Agency’s programme

budget for the biennium 2016–2017;14

9. Also commends the Agency for sustaining its reform efforts, despite

difficult operational circumstances, and recognizes its implementation of maximum

efficiency procedures to reduce operational and administrative costs and to

maximize the use of resources;

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12 Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 13 (A/49/13), annex I.

13 A/71/350.

14 Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventieth Session, Supplement No. 13A (A/70/13/Add.1).



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10. Takes note of the update to the special report of 3 August 2015 of the

Commissioner-General, submitted pursuant to paragraph 21 of General Assembly

resolution 302 (IV) and conveyed by the Secretary-General on 15 September 2016

to the President of the General Assembly, regarding the severe financial crisis of the

Agency, and urges all States and international organizations to actively engage in

efforts to address the conclusions and recommendations therein;

11. Also takes note of the letter dated 19 September 2016 from the President

of the General Assembly appealing for active and collective engagement in efforts

to urgently address the Agency’s fragile state, including through action in support of

the recommendations contained in the update to the special report;

12. Commends the Agency for its far-reaching measures to address its

recurrent financial crisis, and encourages the Agency to continue its effo rts to

reduce the shortfalls in its programme budget in order to safeguard the delivery of

core programmes;

13. Calls upon all donors and relevant stakeholders to support the Agency,

with a view to ensuring a sustainable and stable financial situation for the Agency in

order to safeguard core programmes, pending the just resolution of the question of

the Palestine refugees;

14. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on

the strengthening of the management capacity of the Agency,15

and urges all

Member States to carefully consider the conclusions and recommendations

contained therein, including the continued provision of financial resources from the

regular budget of the United Nations, in the light of the recurrent funding shortfalls

faced by the Agency;

15. Endorses the efforts of the Commissioner-General to continue to provide

humanitarian assistance, as far as is practicable, on an emergency basis and as a

temporary measure, to persons in the area who are internally displaced and in

serious need of continuing assistance as a result of recent crises in the Agency’s

fields of operation;

16. Encourages the Agency to provide increased assistance, in accordance

with its mandate, to affected Palestine refugees in the Syrian Arab Republic as well

as to those who have fled to neighbouring countries, as detailed in the Syrian

regional crisis response plans, and calls upon donors to urgently ensure sustained

support to the Agency in this regard in the light of the continuing grave deterioration

of the situation and the growing needs of the refugees;

17. Welcomes the progress made thus far by the Agency in rebuilding the

Nahr el-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon, and calls for donor funding to

enable the expeditious completion of its reconstruction, for the continued provision

of relief assistance to those displaced following its destruction in 2007 a nd for the

alleviation of their ongoing suffering through the provision of the necessary support

and financial assistance until the reconstruction of the camp is complete;

18. Encourages the Agency, in close cooperation with other relevant United

Nations entities, to continue to make progress in addressing the needs, rights and

protection of children, women and persons with disabilities in its operations,

including through the provision of necessary psychosocial and humanitarian support,

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in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child,16

the Convention on

the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women17

and the Convention

on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;18

19. Recognizes the acute protection needs of Palestine refugees across the

region, and encourages the Agency’s efforts to contribute to a coordinated and

sustained response in accordance with international law, including the Agency’s

development of its protection framework and function in all field offices, including

for child protection;

20. Commends the Agency for its provision of humanitarian and

psychosocial support and other initiatives that provide recreational, cultural and

educational activities for children in all fields, including in the Gaza Strip, and,

recognizing their positive contribution, calls for full support for such initiatives by

donor and host countries and encourages the building and strengthening of

partnerships to facilitate and enhance the provision of these services;

21. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to comply fully with the

provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons

in Time of War, of 12 August 1949;6

22. Also calls upon Israel to abide by Articles 100, 104 and 105 of the

Charter of the United Nations and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities

of the United Nations4 in order to ensure the safety of the personnel of the Agency,

the protection of its institutions and the safeguarding of the security of its facilities

in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, at all times;

23. Takes note of the investigations into the incidents affecting the Agency’s

facilities during the conflict in the Gaza Strip in July and August 2014, and calls for

ensuring accountability for all violations of international law;

24. Urges the Government of Israel to expeditiously reimburse the Agency

for all transit charges incurred and other financial losses sustained as a result of the

delays and restrictions on movement and access imposed by Israel;

25. Calls upon Israel particularly to cease obstructing the movement and

access of the staff, vehicles and supplies of the Agency and to cease levying taxes,

extra fees and charges, which affect the Agency’s operations detrimentally;

26. Reiterates its call upon Israel to fully lift the restrictions impeding or

delaying the import of necessary construction materials and supplies for the

reconstruction and repair of thousands of damaged or destroyed refugee shelters,

and for the implementation of suspended and urgently needed civilian infrastructure

projects in refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, noting the alarming figures reflected in

the United Nations country team report of 26 August 2016, entitled “Gaza: two

years after”;

27. Requests the Commissioner-General to proceed with the issuance of

identification cards for Palestine refugees and their descendants in the Occupied

Palestinian Territory;

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17 Ibid., vol. 1249, No. 20378.

18 Ibid., vol. 2515, No. 44910.



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28. Notes with appreciation the positive contribution of the Agency’s

microfinance and job creation programmes, encourages efforts to enhance the

sustainability and benefits of microfinance services to a greater number of Palestine

refugees, especially in view of the high unemployment rates affecting them, and

youth in particular, welcomes the Agency’s efforts to streamline costs and increase

microfinance services through internal reform efforts, and calls upon the Agency, in

close cooperation with the relevant agencies, to continue to contribute to the

development of the economic and social stability of the Palestine refugees in all

fields of operation;

29. Reiterates its appeals to all States, the specialized agencies and

non-governmental organizations to continue and to augment their contributions to the

programme budget of the Agency, to increase their special allocations for grants and

scholarships for higher education to Palestine refugees and to contribute to the

establishment of vocational training centres for Palestine refugees, and requests the

Agency to act as the recipient and trustee for the special allocations for grants and

scholarships;

30. Urges all States, the specialized agencies and non-governmental

organizations to support the Agency’s valuable and necessary work in assisting the

Palestine refugees in all fields of operation by providing or increasing their

contributions to the Agency in order to address the serious financial constraints and

underfunding affecting its programme budget, noting that financial needs have been

exacerbated by conflicts and instability in the recent period and the deteriorating

humanitarian situation on the ground;

31. Calls, in this regard, for the full and timely funding by donors of the

Agency’s emergency, recovery and reconstruction programmes as set out in its

emergency appeals and response plans;

32. Requests the Secretary-General to facilitate broad consultations with

Member States, notably host countries, members of the Advisory Commission and

other donors, as well as with international financial institutions, to explore all

potential ways and means, including through voluntary and assessed contributions, to

ensure that the Agency’s funding is sufficient, predictable and sustained for the

duration of its mandate, and requests the Secretary-General to report on the

conclusions of those consultations and recommendations to the General Assembly by

March 2017 for its consideration, without prejudice to the advice of relevant

committees.


6 December 2016



22 December 2016


Agenda item 49

16-21250 (E)





71/92. Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967

and subsequent hostilities


Recalling its resolutions 2252 (ES-V) of 4 July 1967, 2341 B (XXII) of

19 December 1967 and all subsequent related resolutions,

Recalling also Security Council resolutions 237 (1967) of 14 June 1967 and

259 (1968) of 27 September 1968,

Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General submitted in pursuance of

its resolution 70/84 of 9 December 2015,1

Taking note also of the report of the Commissioner-General of the United

Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East covering


Concerned about the continuing human suffering resulting from the June 1967

and subsequent hostilities,

Taking note of the relevant provisions of the Declaration of Principles on

Interim Self-Government Arrangements of 13 September 19933 with regard to the

modalities for the admission of persons displaced in 1967, and concerned that the

process agreed upon has not yet been effected,

Taking note also of its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,

1. Reaffirms the right of all persons displaced as a result of the June 1967

and subsequent hostilities to return to their homes or former places of residence in

the territories occupied by Israel since 1967;

2. Stresses the necessity for an accelerated return of displaced persons, and

calls for compliance with the mechanism agreed upon by the parties in article XII of

the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements of

13 September 19933 on the return of displaced persons;

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1 A/71/340.


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3. Endorses, in the meantime, the efforts of the Commissioner-General of

the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near

East to continue to provide humanitarian assistance, as far as practicable, on an

emergency basis, and as a temporary measure, to persons in the area who are

currently displaced and in serious need of continued assistance as a result of the

June 1967 and subsequent hostilities;

4. Strongly appeals to all Governments and to organizations and individuals

to contribute generously to the Agency and to the other intergovernmental and

non-governmental organizations concerned for the above-mentioned purposes;

5. Requests the Secretary-General, after consulting with the Commissioner-

General, to report to the General Assembly before its seventy-second session on the

progress made with regard to the implementation of the present resolution.


6 December 2016



22 December 2016


Agenda item 49

16-21249 (E)





71/91. Assistance to Palestine refugees


Recalling its resolution 194 (III) of 11 December 1948 and all its subsequent

resolutions on the question, including resolution 70/83 of 9 December 2015,

Recalling also its resolution 302 (IV) of 8 December 1949, by which, inter

alia, it established the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine

Refugees in the Near East,

Recalling further the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,

Aware of the fact that, for more than six decades, the Palestine refugees have

suffered from the loss of their homes, lands and means of livelihood,

Affirming the imperative of resolving the problem of the Palestine refugees for

the achievement of justice and for the achievement of lasting peace in the region,

Acknowledging the essential role that the Agency has played for over 65 years

since its establishment in ameliorating the plight of the Palestine refugees through

the provision of education, health, relief and social services and ongoing work in the

areas of camp infrastructure, microfinance, protection and emergency assistance,

Taking note of the report of the Commissioner-General of the Agency covering


Taking note also of the update to the special report of 3 August 2015 of the

Commissioner-General submitted pursuant to paragraph 21 of General Assembly

resolution 302 (IV),2 which was conveyed by the Secretary-General on 15 September

2016 to the President of the General Assembly, and expressing concern regarding the

severe financial crisis of the Agency and the negative implications for the continued

delivery of core programmes to the Palestine refugees in all fields of operation,

Aware of the growing needs of the Palestine refugees throughout all the fields

of operation, namely, Jordan, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Occupied

Palestinian Territory,

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Expressing grave concern at the especially difficult situation of the Palestine

refugees under occupation, including with regard to their safety, well -being and

socioeconomic living conditions,

Expressing grave concern in particular at the grave humanitarian situation and

socioeconomic conditions of the Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip, and

underlining the importance of emergency and humanitarian assistance and urgent

reconstruction efforts,

Noting the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self -Government

Arrangements on 13 September 1993 by the Government of Israel and the Palestine

Liberation Organization3 and the subsequent implementation agreements,

1. Notes with regret that repatriation or compensation of the refugees, as

provided for in paragraph 11 of General Assembly resolution 194 (III), has not yet

been effected, and that, therefore, the situation of the Palestine refugees continues to

be a matter of grave concern and the Palestine refugees continue to require

assistance to meet basic health, education and living needs;

2. Also notes with regret that the United Nations Conciliation Commission

for Palestine has been unable to find a means of achieving progress in the

implementation of paragraph 11 of General Assembly resolution 194 (III), and

reiterates its request to the Conciliation Commission to continue exerting efforts

towards the implementation of that paragraph and to report to the Assembly on the

efforts being exerted in this regard as appropriate, but no later than 1 September 2017;

3. Affirms the necessity for the continuation of the work of the United

Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and the

importance of its unimpeded operation and its provision of services, including

emergency assistance, for the well-being, protection and human development of the

Palestine refugees and for the stability of the region, pending the just resolution of

the question of the Palestine refugees;

4. Calls upon all donors to continue to strengthen their efforts to meet the

anticipated needs of the Agency, including with regard to increased expenditures

and needs arising from conflicts and instability in the region and the serious

socioeconomic and humanitarian situation, particularly in the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, and those needs mentioned in recent emergency, recovery and

reconstruction appeals and plans for the Gaza Strip and in the regional crisis

response plans to address the situation of Palestine refugees in the Syrian Arab

Republic and those Palestine refugees who have fled to countries in the region;

5. Commends the Agency for its provision of vital assistance to the

Palestine refugees and its role as a stabilizing factor in the region and the tireless

efforts of the staff of the Agency in carrying out its mandate;

6. Decides to extend the mandate of the Agency until 30 June 2020, without

prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 11 of General Assembly resolution 194 (III).


6 December 2016

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3 A/48/486-S/26560, annex.




16 December 2016


Agenda item 34

16-20714 (E)


Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 30 November 2016


71/25. Jerusalem


Recalling its resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, in particular its

provisions regarding the City of Jerusalem,

Recalling also its resolution 36/120 E of 10 December 1981 and all its

subsequent relevant resolutions, including resolution 56/31 of 3 December 2001, in

which it, inter alia, determined that all legislative and administrative measures and

actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, which have altered or purported to

alter the character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, in particular the

so-called “Basic Law” on Jerusalem and the proclamation of Jerusalem as the

capital of Israel, were null and void and must be rescinded forthwith,

Recalling further the Security Council resolutions relevant to Jerusalem,

including resolution 478 (1980) of 20 August 1980, in which the Council, inter alia,

decided not to recognize the “Basic Law” on Jerusalem,



Occupied Palestinian Territory,1 and recalling its resolution ES-10/15 of 20 July 2004,

Expressing its grave concern about any action taken by any body,

governmental or non-governmental, in violation of the above-mentioned resolutions,

Expressing its grave concern also, in particular, about the continuation by

Israel, the occupying Power, of illegal settlement activities, including measures

regarding the so-called E-1 plan, its construction of the wall in and around East

Jerusalem, its restrictions on Palestinian access to and residence in East Jerusalem

and the further isolation of the city from the rest of the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, which are having a detrimental effect on the lives of Palestinians and

could prejudge a final status agreement on Jerusalem,

Expressing its grave concern further about the continuing Israeli demolition of

Palestinian homes and other civilian infrastructure in and around East Jerusalem, the

revocation of residency rights, and the eviction and displacement of numerous

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Palestinian families from East Jerusalem neighbourhoods, including Bedouin

families, as well as other acts of provocation and incitement, including by Israeli

settlers, in the city, including desecration of mosques and churches,

Expressing its concern about the Israeli excavations undertaken in the Old City

of Jerusalem, including in and around religious si tes,

Expressing its grave concern, in particular, about tensions, provocations and

incitement regarding the holy places of Jerusalem, including the Haram al-Sharif,

and urging restraint and respect for the sanctity of the holy sites by all sides,

Reaffirming that the international community, through the United Nations, has

a legitimate interest in the question of the City of Jerusalem and in the protection of

the unique spiritual, religious and cultural dimensions of the city, as foreseen in

relevant United Nations resolutions on this matter,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in the

Middle East,2

1. Reiterates its determination that any actions taken by Israel, the

occupying Power, to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the Holy

City of Jerusalem are illegal and therefore null and void and have no validity

whatsoever, and calls upon Israel to immediately cease all such illegal and unilateral

measures;

2. Stresses that a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the question of

the City of Jerusalem should take into account the legitimate concerns of both the

Palestinian and Israeli sides and should include internationally guaranteed

provisions to ensure the freedom of religion and of conscience of it s inhabitants, as

well as permanent, free and unhindered access to the holy places by people of all

religions and nationalities;

3. Also stresses the need for the parties to observe calm and restraint and to

refrain from provocative actions, incitement and inflammatory rhetoric, especially

in areas of religious and cultural sensitivity, and expresses its grave concern in

particular about the recent series of negative incidents in East Jerusalem;

4. Calls for respect for the historic status quo at the holy places of

Jerusalem, including the Haram al-Sharif, in word and practice, and urges all sides

to work immediately and cooperatively to defuse tensions and halt all provocations,

incitement and violence at the holy sites in the City;




30 November 2016

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2 A/71/328 and Add.1.




15 December 2016


Agenda item 35

16-20711 (E)




71/23. Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine


Recalling its relevant resolutions, including those adopted at its tenth

emergency special session,


Recalling further relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolutions

242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973, 1397 (2002) of

12 March 2002, 1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003, 1544 (2004) of 19 May 2004

and 1850 (2008) of 16 December 2008,

Recalling the affirmation by the Security Council of the vision of a region

where two States, Israel and Palestine, live side by side within secure and

recognized borders,

Noting with concern that it has been 69 years since the adoption of its

resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947 and 49 years since the occupation of

Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, in 1967,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to

the request made in its resolution 70/15 of 24 November 2015,1

Reaffirming the permanent responsibility of the United Nations with regard to

the question of Palestine until the question is resolved in all its aspects in

accordance with international law and relevant resolutions,



Occupied Palestinian Territory,2

and recalling also its resolutions ES-10/15 of


Convinced that achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement of the

question of Palestine, the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict, is imperative for the

attainment of comprehensive and lasting peace and stability in the Middle East,

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Stressing that the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples is

among the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations,

Reaffirming the principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory

by war,

Reaffirming also the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the


Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,

Recalling its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, and reiterating the

importance of maintaining and strengthening international peace founded upon

freedom, equality, justice and respect for fundamental human rights and of

developing friendly relations among nations irrespective of their political, economic

and social systems or the level of their development,

Noting with deep regret the onset of the fiftieth year of the Israeli occupation,






comprehensive solution of the question of Palestine,

Reaffirming the illegality of the Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory

occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem,

Expressing grave concern about the extremely detrimental impact of Israeli

settlement policies, decisions and activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including East Jerusalem, including on the contiguity, integrity and viability of the

Territory, the viability of the two-State solution based on the pre-1967 borders and

the efforts to advance a peaceful settlement in the Middle East,

Expressing grave concern also about all acts of violence, intimidation and

provocation by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians, including children, and

properties, including homes, mosques, churches and agricultural lands, condemning

acts of terror by several extremist Israeli settlers, and calling for accountability for

the illegal actions perpetrated in this regard,

Reaffirming the illegality of Israeli actions aimed at changing the status of

Jerusalem, including settlement construction and expansion, home demolitions,

evictions of Palestinian residents, excavations in and around religious and historic

sites, and all other unilateral measures aimed at altering the character, status and

demographic composition of the city and of the Territory as a whole, and demanding

their immediate cessation,

Expressing its grave concern about tensions, provocations and incitement

regarding the holy places of Jerusalem, including the Haram al-Sharif, and urging

restraint and respect for the sanctity of the holy sites by all sides,

Reaffirming that the construction by Israel, the occupying Power, of a wall in

the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and its

associated regime are contrary to international law,

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Encouraging all States and international organizations to continue to actively

pursue policies to ensure respect for their obligations under international law with

regard to all illegal Israeli practices and measures in the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including East Jerusalem, particularly Israeli settlements,

Expressing deep concern about the continuing Israeli policies of closures and

severe restrictions on the movement of persons and goods, including medical and

humanitarian and economic, via the imposition of prolonged closures and severe

economic and movement restrictions that in effect amount to a blockade, as well as

of checkpoints and a permit regime throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including East Jerusalem,

Expressing deep concern also about the consequent negative impact of such

policies on the contiguity of the Territory and the critical socioeconomic and

humanitarian situation of the Palestinian people, which remains a disastrous

humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, as well as on the efforts aimed at

rehabilitating and developing the damaged Palestinian economy, inc luding reviving

the agricultural and productive sectors, while taking note of developments regarding

the situation of access there based on the trilateral agreement facilitated by the

United Nations in this regard and on the resumption of some trade from Gaza to the

West Bank for the first time since 2007, and, while recalling Security Council

resolution 1860 (2009) of 8 January 2009, calling for the full lifting of restrictions

on the movement and access of persons and goods, taking into account the

Agreement on Movement and Access of November 2005, including exports, which

are crucial for social and economic recovery,

Recalling the mutual recognition 23 years ago between the Government of the

State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the

Palestinian people,4 and stressing the urgent need for efforts to ensure full compliance

with the agreements concluded between the two sides,

Recalling also the endorsement by the Security Council, in its resolution

1515 (2003), of the Quartet road map to a permanent two -State solution to the

Israeli-Palestinian conflict5 and the call in Council resolution 1850 (2008) for the

parties to fulfil their obligations under the road map and to refrain from any steps

that could undermine confidence or prejudice the outcome of negotiations on a final

peace settlement,

Stressing the road map obligation upon Israel to freeze settlement activity,

including so-called “natural growth”, and to dismantle all settlement outposts

erected since March 2001,

Recalling the Arab Peace Initiative, adopted by the Council of the League of

Arab States at its fourteenth session, held in Beirut on 27 and 28 March 2002, and

stressing its importance in the efforts to achieve a just, lasting and comprehensive

peace,6

Urging renewed and coordinated efforts by the international community a imed

at restoring a political horizon and advancing and accelerating the conclusion of a

peace treaty to attain without delay an end to the Israeli occupation that began in

1967 by resolving all outstanding issues, including all core issues, without

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4 See A/48/486-S/26560, annex.

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exception, for a just, lasting and peaceful settlement of the Israeli -Palestinian

conflict, in accordance with the internationally recognized basis of the two -State

solution, and ultimately of the Arab-Israeli conflict as a whole for the realization of

a comprehensive peace in the Middle East,

Welcoming, in this regard, the initiative launched by France aimed at

mobilizing international support for Palestinian -Israeli peace and convening an

international peace conference, the ongoing efforts of the Quartet in the recent

period to address the unsustainable situation on the ground and to promote

meaningful negotiations and the ongoing regional efforts to advance the Arab Peace

Initiative, as well as the respective efforts by Egypt and the Russian Federation,

Taking note of the joint communiqué, issued on 3 June 2016 at the Paris

ministerial meeting, reaffirming the commitment to the two -State solution and a

just, lasting and comprehensive resolution to the Israeli -Palestinian conflict, and

calling, inter alia, for efforts to support the efforts of the parties to advance the

prospects for peace,

Taking note also of the report of the Quartet of 1 July 2016,7 and stressing its

recommendations as well as its recent statements, including those of 30 September

2015, 23 October 2015, 12 February 2016 and 23 September 2016, in which, inter

alia, grave concerns were expressed that current trends on the ground are steadily

eroding the two-State solution and entrenching a one-State reality and in which

recommendations were made to reverse those trends in order to advance the two -

State solution on the ground and create the conditions for successful final status

negotiations,

Reiterating support for the convening of an international conference in

Moscow, as envisioned by the Security Council in its resolution 1850 (2008) and the

Quartet statement of 23 September 2011, for the advancement and acceleration of

the peace efforts towards the fulfilment of its stated objectives,

Noting the important contribution to peace efforts of the United Nations

Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative

of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian

Authority, including within the framework of the activities of the Quartet and with

regard to the recent trilateral agreement regarding the Gaza Strip,

Welcoming the ongoing efforts of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for the

Coordination of the International Assistance to Palestinians, under the chairmanship

of Norway, and noting its recent meeting at United Nations Headquarters, on

19 September 2016, and the ongoing efforts to generate sufficient donor support in

this critical period for urgently addressing the immense humanitarian, reconstruction

and recovery needs in the Gaza Strip, bearing in mind the detailed needs assessment

and recovery framework for Gaza developed with the support of the United Nations,

the World Bank and the European Union, and furthering Palestinian economic

recovery and development,

Recognizing the efforts being undertaken by the Palestinian Government, with

international support, to reform, develop and strengthen its institutions and

infrastructure, emphasizing the need to preserve and further develop Palestinian

institutions and infrastructure, despite the obstacles presented by the ongoing Israeli

occupation, and commending in this regard the ongoing efforts to develop the

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institutions of an independent Palestinian State, including through the

implementation of the Palestinian National Policy Agenda: National Priorities,

Policies and Policy Interventions (2017–2022),

Expressing concern about the risks posed to the significant achievements

made, as confirmed by the positive assessments made by international institutions

regarding readiness for statehood, including by the World Bank, the International

Monetary Fund, the United Nations and the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, owing to

the negative impact of the current instability and financial crisis b eing faced by the

Palestinian Government and the continued absence of a credible political horizon,

Recognizing the positive contribution of the United Nations Development

Assistance Framework, which is aimed, inter alia, at enhancing development

support and assistance to the Palestinian people and strengthening institutional

capacity in line with Palestinian national priorities,

Urging the full disbursement of pledges made at the Cairo International

Conference on Palestine: Reconstructing Gaza, on 12 October 2014, for expediting

the provision of humanitarian assistance and the reconstruction process,

Welcoming the ministerial meetings of the Conference on Cooperation among

East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development convened in Tokyo in February

2013 and Jakarta in March 2014 as a forum for the mobilization of political and

economic assistance, including via exchanges of expertise and lessons learned, in

support of Palestinian development, and encouraging the expansion of such efforts

and support in the light of worsening socioeconomic indicators,

Recognizing the continued efforts and tangible progress made in the

Palestinian security sector, noting the continued cooperation that benefits both

Palestinians and Israelis, in particular by promoting security and building

confidence, and expressing the hope that such progress will be extended to all major

population centres,

Recognizing also that security measures alone cannot remedy the tensions,

instability and violence, and calling for full respect for international law, including

for the protection of civilian life, as well as the promotion of human security, the de -

escalation of the situation, the exercise of restraint, including from provocative

actions and rhetoric, and the establishment of a stable environment conducive to the

pursuit of peace,

Gravely concerned over the negative developments that have continued to

occur in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, including the

escalation of violence and any excessive use of force, resulting in a large number of

deaths and injuries, mostly among Palestinian civilians, including children and

women, as well as the continued construction and expansion of settlements and the

wall, the arbitrary arrest and detention of more Palestinian civilians, the acts of

violence, vandalism and brutality committed against Palestinian civilians by Israeli

settlers in the West Bank, the widespread destruction of public and private

Palestinian property, including religious sites, and infrastructure and the demolition

of homes, including if carried out as a means of collective punishment, the internal

forced displacement of civilians, especially among the Bedouin community, and the

consequent deterioration of the socioeconomic and humanitarian conditions of the

Palestinian people,

Deploring the conflict in and around the Gaza Strip in July and August 2014


Palestinian civilians, including children, women and the elderly, and the widespread


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destruction of thousands of homes and civilian infrastructure, including schools,

hospitals, water, sanitation and electricity networks, economic, industrial and

agricultural properties, public institutions, religious sites and United Nations

schools and facilities, as well as the internal displacement of hundreds of thousands

of civilians and any violations of international law, including humanitarian and

human rights law, in this regard,

Taking note of the report and findings of the independent commission of

inquiry established pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution S-21/1,8

and

stressing the need to ensure accountability for all violations of international

humanitarian law and international human rights law in order to end impunity,

ensure justice, deter further violations, protect civilians and promote peace,

Expressing grave concern over the persisting disastrous humanitarian situation

and socioeconomic conditions in the Gaza Strip as a result of the prolonged Israel i

closures and severe economic and movement restrictions that in effect amount to a

blockade and the continuing negative repercussions of the military operations in the

Gaza Strip in July and August 2014, in November 2012 and between December

2008 and January 2009, particularly as a result of the widespread destruction and

trauma inflicted and delays in reconstruction and recovery,

Expressing grave concern also about the lasting consequences of such

conflicts on the civilian population and the living conditions in the Gaza Strip, as

reflected in numerous reports, including the report of 26 August 2016 of the United

Nations country team, entitled, “Gaza: two years after”, and stressing that the

situation is unsustainable and that urgent efforts are required to reverse the

de-development trajectory in Gaza and respond adequately and immediately to the

humanitarian needs of the civilian population,

Recalling the statement of the President of the Security Council of 28 July

2014,9

Stressing the need for calm and restraint by the parties, including by

consolidating the ceasefire agreement of 26 August 2014, achieved under the

auspices of Egypt, to avert the deterioration of the situation,

Reiterating the need for the full implementation by all parties of Security

Council resolution 1860 (2009) and General Assembly resolution ES-10/18 of

16 January 2009,

Stressing that a durable ceasefire agreement must lead to a fundamental

improvement in the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip,

including through the sustained and regular opening of crossing points, and ensure

the safety and well-being of civilians on both sides,

Expressing concern over the continued imposition of hundreds of checkpoints

and obstacles to movement in and around Palestinian population centres by the

Israeli occupying forces, and emphasizing in this regard the need for the

implementation by both sides of the Sharm el-Sheikh understandings,

Expressing grave concern about the imprisonment and detention by Israel of

thousands of Palestinians, including children, under harsh conditions, and all

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violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law which have

occurred in this regard,

Emphasizing the importance of the safety, protection and well-being of all

civilians in the whole Middle East region, and condemning all acts of violence and

terror against civilians on both sides, including the firing of rockets,

Stressing the need for measures to be taken to guarantee the safety and

protection of the Palestinian civilian population throughout the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, consistent with the provisions and obligations of international

humanitarian law,

Stressing also the need to respect the right of peaceful assembly,

Welcoming the formation of the Palestinian Government of national consensus

under the leadership of the President, Mahmoud Abbas, consistent with Palestine

Liberation Organization commitments and the Quartet principles, and emphasizing

the need for respect for and the preservation of the territorial integrity and unity of

the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,

Affirming the need to support the Palestinian Government of national

consensus in its assumption of full government responsibilities in both the West

Bank and the Gaza Strip, in all fields, as well as through its presence at Gaza’s

crossing points,

Stressing the urgent need for sustained and active international involvement

and for concerted initiatives to support the parties in building a climate for peace, to

assist the parties in advancing and accelerating direct peace process negotiations for

the achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement that ends the

occupation which began in 1967 and results in the independence of a democratic,

contiguous and viable State of Palestine living side by side in peace and security

with Israel and its other neighbours, on the basis of relevant United Nations

resolutions, the terms of reference of the Madrid Conference, the Quartet road map

and the Arab Peace Initiative,



Taking note also of its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012, by which, inter

alia, Palestine was accorded non-member observer State status in the United

Nations, and taking note of the follow-up report of the Secretary-General,11

Noting the accession by Palestine, on 1 April 2014, to several human rights

treaties and the core humanitarian law conventions,

Acknowledging the efforts being undertaken by civil society to promote a

peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine,

Recalling the findings by the International Court of Justice, in its advisory

opinion, including on the urgent necessity for the United Nations as a whole to

redouble its efforts to bring the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which continues to pose

a threat to international peace and security, to a speedy conclusion, thereby

establishing a just and lasting peace in the region,12

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10 A/66/371-S/2011/592, annex I.

11 A/67/738.

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occupation that began in 1967,

Affirming once again the right of all States in the region to live in peace within

secure and internationally recognized borders,

1. Reaffirms the necessity of achieving a peaceful settlement of the question

of Palestine, the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict, in all its aspects, and of

intensifying all efforts towards that end, and stresses in this regard the urgency of

salvaging the prospects for realizing the two -State solution of Israel and Palestine,

living side by side in peace and security within recognized borders, based on the

pre-1967 borders, and making tangible progress towards implementing that solution

and justly resolving all final status issues;

2. Calls for the intensification of efforts by the parties, including through

negotiations, with the support of the international communi ty, towards the

conclusion of a final peace settlement;

3. Urges the undertaking of renewed international efforts to achieve a

comprehensive, just and lasting peace, based on the relevant United Nations

resolutions, the terms of reference of the Madrid Conference, including the principle

of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative adopted by the Council of the League of

Arab States at its fourteenth session,6 the Quartet road map to a permanent two-State

solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,5 and the existing agreements between the

Israeli and Palestinian sides;

4. Stresses the need for a resumption of negotiations based on the long -

standing terms of reference and clear parameters and within a defined time frame

aimed at expediting the realization of a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement,

and in this regard encourages serious efforts by all concerned international and

regional partners, including by the United States of America, the European Union,

the Russian Federation and the United Nations, as members of the Quartet, and by

the League of Arab States;

5. Commends and encourages continued serious regional and international

efforts to follow up and promote the Arab Peace Initiative, including by the

Ministerial Committee formed at the Riyadh summit in March 2007;

6. Welcomes the initiative launched by France aimed at mobilizing

international support for Palestinian-Israeli peace and convening an international

peace conference, the ongoing efforts of the Quartet to address the unsustainable

situation on the ground and to promote meaningful negotiations, while stressing its

recommendations, and the respective efforts by Egypt and the Russian Federation to

promote dialogue and negotiations between the two parties;

7. Calls for the timely convening of an international conference in Moscow,

as envisioned by the Security Council in its resolution 1850 (2008), for the

advancement and acceleration of the achievement of a just, lasting and

comprehensive peace settlement;

8. Calls upon both parties to act responsibly on the basis of international

law and their previous agreements and obligations, in both their policies and

actions, in order to urgently reverse negative trends on the ground and create the

conditions necessary for the launching of a credible political horizon and the

advancement of peace efforts;

9. Calls upon the parties themselves, with the support of the Quartet and

other interested parties, to exert all efforts necessary to halt the deterioration of the



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situation, to reverse all unilateral and unlawful measures taken on the ground since

28 September 2000, to take every possible step to promote conditions conducive to

the success of peace negotiations and to refrain from actions that undermine trust or

prejudge final status issues;

10. Calls upon the parties to observe calm and restraint and to refrain from

provocative actions, incitement and inflammatory rhetoric, especially in areas of

religious and cultural sensitivity, including in East Jerusalem, and calls for respect

for the historic status quo at the holy places of Jerusalem, including the Haram

al-Sharif, in word and in practice, and for immediate and serious efforts to defuse

tensions;

11. Underscores the need for the parties to take confidence-building

measures aimed at improving the situation on the ground, promoting stability,

building trust and fostering the peace process, and stresses the need, in particular,

for an immediate halt to all settlement activities and home demolitions, ending

violence and incitement and undertaking measures to address settler violence and

ensure accountability, and for the further release of prisoners and an end to arbitrary

arrests and detentions;

12. Stresses the need for the removal of checkpoints and other obstructions

to the movement of persons and goods throughout the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the need for respect and preservation of the

territorial unity, contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

including East Jerusalem;

13. Also stresses the need for an immediate and complete cessation of all acts

of violence, including military attacks, destruction and acts of terror;

14. Reiterates its demand for the full implementation of Security Council

resolution 1860 (2009);

15. Reiterates the need for the full implementation by both parties of the

Agreement on Movement and Access and of the Agreed Principles for the Rafah

Crossing, of 15 November 2005, and the need, specifically, to allow for the

sustained opening of all crossings into and out of the Gaza Strip for humanitarian

supplies, movement and access of persons and goods, as well as for commercial

flows, including exports, and all necessary construction materials, and stresses the

urgent need to promote accelerated and comprehensive reconstruction and to

address the alarming unemployment rate, including among youth, including through

the implementation of United Nations-led projects, civilian reconstruction activities

and job-creation programmes, all of which are essential for alleviating the disastrous

humanitarian situation, including the impact of the large -scale displacement of

civilians in July and August 2014, improving the living conditions of the Palestinian

people and promoting the recovery of the Palestinian economy;

16. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to comply strictly with its

obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law, and to

cease all of its measures that are contrary to international law and all unilateral

actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, that are

aimed at altering the character, status and demographic composition of the Territory,

including the confiscation and de facto annexation of land, and thus at prejudging

the final outcome of peace negotiations, with a view to achieving without delay an

end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967;

17. Reiterates its demand for the complete cessation of all Israeli settlement

activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the



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occupied Syrian Golan, and calls for the full implementation of the relevant Security

Council resolutions and for the consideration of measures of accountability, in

accordance with international law, in the case of continued non-compliance,

stressing that compliance with and respect for international humanitarian law and

international human rights law is a cornerstone for peace and security in the region;

18. Reiterates, in this regard, the need for Israel forthwith to abide by its

road map obligation to freeze all settlement activity, including so -called “natural

growth”, and to dismantle settlement outposts erected since March 2001;

19. Calls for the cessation of all provocations, including by Israeli settlers, in

East Jerusalem, including in and around religious sites;


obligations under international law, as mentioned in the advisory opinion rendered

on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice2 and as demanded in General

Assembly resolutions ES-10/13 of 21 October 2003 and ES-10/15, and, inter alia,

that it immediately cease its construction of the wall in the Occupied Palestinian

Territory, including East Jerusalem, and calls upon all States Members of the United

Nations to comply with their legal obligations, as mentioned in the advisory

opinion;

21. Reaffirms its commitment, in accordance with international law, to the

two-State solution of Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security

within recognized borders, based on the pre-1967 borders;

22. Calls for:

(a) The withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian territory occupied since

1967, including East Jerusalem;

(b) The realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people,

primarily the right to self-determination and the right to their independent State;

23. Stresses the need for a just resolution of the problem of Palestine

refugees in conformity with its resolution 194 (III) of 11 December 1948;

24. Urges Member States to expedite the provision of economic,

humanitarian and technical assistance to the Palestinian people and the Palestinian

Government during this critical period in order to help to alleviate the serious

humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East

Jerusalem, which is dire in the Gaza Strip, to rehabilitate the Palestinian economy

and infrastructure and to support the development and strengthening of Palestinian

institutions and Palestinian State-building efforts in preparation for independence;

25. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts with the parties

concerned, and in consultation with the Security Council, towards the attainment of

a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine and the promotion of peace in the

region and to submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-second session a report

on these efforts and on developments on this matter.


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71/22. Special information programme on the question of

Palestine of the Department of Public Information

of the Secretariat


Having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the

Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,1

Taking note, in particular, of the information contained in chapter VI of that

report,

Recalling its resolution 70/14 of 24 November 2015,

Convinced that the worldwide dissemination of accurate and comprehensive

information and the role of civil society organizations and institutions remain of

vital importance in heightening awareness of and support for the inal ienable rights

of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination and

independence, and for the efforts to achieve a just, lasting and peaceful settlement of

the question of Palestine,

Recalling the mutual recognition between the Government of the State of

Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the

Palestinian people, as well as the existing agreements between the two sides,

Affirming its support for a comprehensive, just, lasting and peaceful settlement

to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the basis of the relevant United Nations

resolutions, the terms of reference of the Madrid Conference, including the principle


Arab States at its fourteenth session,2 and the Quartet road map to a permanent

two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, endorsed by the Security

Council in resolution 1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003,3

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Taking note of its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,

Reaffirming that the United Nations has a permanent responsibility towards the

question of Palestine until the question is resolved in all its aspects in a satisfactory

manner in accordance with international legitimacy,

1. Notes with appreciation the action taken by the Department of Public

Information of the Secretariat in compliance with resolution 70/14;

2. Considers that the special information programme on the question of

Palestine of the Department is very useful in raising the awareness of the

international community concerning the question of Palestine and the situation in

the Middle East and that the programme is contributing effectively to an atmosphere

conducive to dialogue and supportive of peace efforts and should receive the

necessary support for the fulfilment of its tasks;

3. Requests the Department, in full cooperation and coordination with the

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to

continue, with the necessary flexibility as may be required by developments affecting the

question of Palestine, its special information programme for 2017–2018, in particular:

(a) To disseminate information on all the activities of the United Nations

system relating to the question of Palestine and peace efforts, including reports on

the work carried out by the relevant United Nations organizations, as well as on the

efforts of the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy vis-à-vis the objective of

peace;

(b) To continue to issue, update and modernize publications and audiovisual

and online materials on the various aspects of the question of Palestine in all fields,

including materials concerning relevant recent developments, in particular the

efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine;

(c) To expand its collection of audiovisual material on the question of

Palestine, to continue the production and preservation of such material and to

update, on a periodic basis, the public exhibit on the question of Palestine displayed

in the General Assembly Building as well as at United Nations headquarters in

Geneva and Vienna;

(d) To organize and promote fact-finding news missions for journalists to the

Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel;

(e) To organize international, regional and national seminars or encounters

for journalists aimed in particular at sensitizing public opinion to the question of

Palestine and peace efforts and at enhancing dialogue and understanding between

Palestinians and Israelis for the promotion of a peaceful settlement to the Israeli -

Palestinian conflict, including by fostering and encouraging the contribution of the

media in support of peace between the two sides;

(f) To continue to provide assistance to the Palestinian people in the field of

media development, in particular through its annual training programme for

Palestinian broadcasters and journalists;

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4. Encourages the Department to formulate ways for the media and

representatives of civil society to engage in open and positive discussions to explore

means for encouraging people-to-people dialogue and promoting peace and mutual

understanding in the region.


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71/21. Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat




Taking note, in particular, of the action taken by the Committee and the

Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat in accordance with their mandates,

Recalling its resolution 32/40 B of 2 December 1977 and all its subsequent

relevant resolutions, including its resolution 70/13 of 24 November 2015,

1. Notes with appreciation the action taken by the Secretary-General in

compliance with its resolution 70/13;

2. Considers that, by providing substantive support to the Committee on the

Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People in the implementation of

its mandate, the Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat continues to make

a most useful and constructive contribution to raising international awarene ss of the

question of Palestine and of the urgency of a peaceful settlement of the question of

Palestine in all its aspects on the basis of international law and United Nations

resolutions and the efforts being exerted in this regard and to generating

international support for the rights of the Palestinian people;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Division with

the necessary resources and to ensure that it continues to effectively carry out its

programme of work as detailed in relevant earlier resolutions, in consultation with

the Committee and under its guidance;

4. Requests the Division, in particular, to continue to monitor developments

relevant to the question of Palestine, to organize international meetings and

activities in support of the Committee’s mandate with the participation of all sectors

of the international community and to ensure, within existing resources, the

continued participation of eminent persons and international renowned experts in

these meetings and activities, to be invited on a par with the members of the

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Committee, to liaise and cooperate with civil society and parliamentarians,

including through the Working Group of the Committee and its associated “UN

Platform for Palestine”, to develop and expand the “Question of Palestine” website

and the documents collection of the United Nations Information Sys tem on the

Question of Palestine, to prepare and widely disseminate the publications listed in

paragraph 79 of the report of the Committee,1 in the relevant official languages of

the United Nations, and information materials on various aspects of the question of

Palestine and to develop and enhance the annual training programme fo r staff of the

Palestinian Government in contribution to Palestinian capacity -building efforts;

5. Also requests the Division, as part of the observance of the International

Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on 29 November, to continue to

organize, under the guidance of the Committee, an annual exhibit on Palestinian

rights or a cultural event in cooperation with the Permanent Observer Mission of the

State of Palestine to the United Nations, and encourages Member States to continue

to give the widest support and publicity to the observance of the Day of Solidarity;

6. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the continued cooperation with

the Division of the United Nations system entities with programme components

addressing various aspects of the question of Palestine and the situation in the

Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem;

7. Invites all Governments and organizations to extend their cooperation to

the Division in the performance of its tasks.


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71/20. Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights

of the Palestinian People


Recalling its resolutions 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, 194 (III) of

11 December 1948, 3236 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974, 3375 (XXX) and

3376 (XXX) of 10 November 1975, 31/20 of 24 November 1976 and all its

subsequent relevant resolutions, including those adopted at its emergency special

sessions and its resolution 70/12 of 24 November 2015,




Recalling the mutual recognition between the Government of the State of

Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the

Palestinian people, as well as the existing agreements between the two sides and the

need for full compliance with those agreements,

Affirming its support for a comprehensive, just, lasting and peaceful settlement

to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the basis of the relevant United Nations

resolutions, the terms of reference of the Madrid Conference, including the pr inciple


Arab States at its fourteenth session2 and the Quartet road map to a permanent

two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, endorsed by the Security

Council in resolution 1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003,3


Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall i n the


and recalling also its resolutions ES-10/15 of


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Recalling its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012, by which, inter alia,

Palestine was accorded non-member observer State status in the United Nations, and

taking note of the follow-up report of the Secretary-General,6

Taking note of the accession by Palestine to several human rights treaties and

the core humanitarian law conventions, as well as other international treaties,

Noting with deep regret the onset of the fiftieth year of the Israeli occupat ion,






comprehensive solution of the question of Palestine,

Reaffirming that the United Nations has a permanent responsibility towards the

question of Palestine until the question is resolved in all its aspects in a satisfactory

manner in accordance with international legitimacy,

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Committee on the Exercise of the

Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for its efforts in performing the tasks

assigned to it by the General Assembly, and takes note of its annual report,1

including the conclusions and valuable recommendations contained in chapter VII

thereof;

2. Requests the Committee to continue to exert all efforts to promote the

realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to

self-determination, to support the achievement without delay of an end to the Israeli

occupation that began in 1967 and of the two-State solution on the basis of the

pre-1967 borders and the just resolution of all final status issues and to mobilize

international support for and assistance to the Palestinian people, and in this regard

authorizes the Committee to make such adjustments in its approved programme of

work as it may consider appropriate and necessary in the light of developments and

to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-second session and

thereafter;

3. Also requests the Committee to continue to keep under review the

situation relating to the question of Palestine and to report and make suggestions to

the General Assembly, the Security Council or the Secretary-General, as

appropriate;

4. Further requests the Committee to continue to extend its cooperation and

support to Palestinian and other civil society organizations and to continue to

involve additional civil society organizations and parliamentarians in its work in

order to mobilize international solidarity and support for the Palestinian people,

particularly during this critical period of political instability, humanitarian hardship

and financial crisis, with the overall aim of promoting the achievement by the

Palestinian people of its inalienable rights and a just, lasting and peaceful settlement

of the question of Palestine, the core of the Arab -Israeli conflict, on the basis of the

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relevant United Nations resolutions, the terms of reference of the Madrid

Conference, including the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative2 and

the Quartet road map;3

5. Commends the efforts and activities of the Committee in upholding its

mandate, including through cooperative initiatives with Governments, relevant

organizations of the United Nations system, intergovernmental organizations and

civil society organizations;

6. Also commends the efforts of the Working Group of the Committee in

coordinating the efforts of international and regional civil society organizations

regarding the question of Palestine;

7. Requests the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine,

established under General Assembly resolution 194 (III), and other United Nations

bodies associated with the question of Palestine to continue to cooperate fully with

the Committee and to make available to it, at its request, the relevant information

and documentation that they have at their disposal;

8. Invites all Governments and organizations to extend their cooperation

and support to the Committee in the performance of its tasks, recalling its repeated

call for all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the United

Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the early

realization of their right to self-determination, including the right to their

independent State of Palestine;

9. Notes with appreciation the efforts of the United Nations Conference on

Trade and Development to compile a report to the General Assembly, pursuant to

resolution 69/20 of 25 November 2014, on the economic costs of the Israeli

occupation for the Palestinian people, and, while drawing attention to the alarmi ng

findings, as reflected in the recent report on United Nations Conference on Trade

and Development assistance to the Palestinian people: developments in the economy

of the Occupied Palestinian Territory,7 calls for the exertion of all efforts for the

provision of necessary resources to expedite completion of the report, including the

facilitation and coordination of pertinent inputs from the relevant organs, bodies and

agencies of the United Nations system;

10. Requests the Secretary-General to circulate the report of the Committee

to all the competent bodies of the United Nations, and urges them to take the

necessary action, as appropriate;

11. Requests the Committee, in the light of the onset of the fiftieth year of

the Israeli occupation, to focus its activities throughout 2017 on efforts and

initiatives to end the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 and to organize activities

in this regard, within existing resources and in cooperation with Governments,

relevant organizations of the United Nations system, intergovernmental

organizations and civil society organizations, aimed at raising international

awareness and mobilizing efforts as a contribution towards the achievement of a

just, lasting, comprehensive and peaceful solution to the question of Pal estine in all

its aspects;

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12. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Committee

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A/RES/71/247 A/RES/71/184 A/RES/71/126 A/RES/71/98 A/RES/71/97 A/RES/71/96 A/RES/71/95 A/RES/71/94 A/RES/71/93 A/RES/71/92 A/RES/71/91 A/RES/71/25 A/RES/71/23 A/RES/71/22 A/RES/71/21 A/RES/71/20Member State Y N A X

1 AFGHANISTAN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 02 ALBANIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 03 ALGERIA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 04 ANDORRA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 05 ANGOLA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 06 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 07 ARGENTINA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 0 1 08 ARMENIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 09 AUSTRALIA A Y Y N A A N Y Y Y Y A A N N N 6 5 5 010 AUSTRIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 011 AZERBAIJAN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 012 BAHAMAS Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 013 BAHRAIN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 014 BANGLADESH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 015 BARBADOS Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 016 BELARUS Y Y Y Y Y Y X Y Y Y Y Y Y Y X X 13 0 0 317 BELGIUM Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 018 BELIZE Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 019 BENIN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 020 BHUTAN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 021 BOLIVIA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 022 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 023 BOTSWANA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y X X X X X 10 0 1 524 BRAZIL Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 025 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 026 BULGARIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 027 BURKINA FASO Y Y Y X Y Y X Y Y Y Y X Y Y Y Y 13 0 0 328 BURUNDI X Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 0 0 129 CAMBODIA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 030 CAMEROON A A Y A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1 0 15 031 CANADA N N Y N N N N N N N A N N N N N 1 14 1 032 CABO VERDE Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y X X Y Y Y Y 14 0 0 233 CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y X X X X X 10 0 1 534 CHAD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 035 CHILE Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 036 CHINA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 037 COLOMBIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 038 COMOROS Y Y Y Y Y Y X X X X X Y Y Y Y Y 11 0 0 539 CONGO Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y X X X X X 11 0 0 540 COSTA RICA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 0 1 041 COTE D'IVOIRE A A Y A A A A A A A Y X X X X X 2 0 9 542 CROATIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 043 CUBA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 044 CYPRUS Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 0 1 045 CZECH REPUBLIC Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 046 D P R KOREA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 047 D R CONGO A Y Y X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 0 1 1348 DENMARK Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 049 DJIBOUTI Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 050 DOMINICA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y X X X X X 11 0 0 551 DOMINICAN R Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 052 ECUADOR Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 053 EGYPT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 054 EL SALVADOR Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 055 EQUATORIAL GUINEA X Y Y X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 0 0 1456 ERITREA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 0 1 057 ESTONIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 058 ETHIOPIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 0 1 0

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Session Voting Trend

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59 FIJI Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 0 1 060 FINLAND Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 061 FRANCE Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 062 GABON Y Y Y X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3 0 0 1363 GAMBIA X X Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 14 0 0 264 GEORGIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 065 GERMANY Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 066 GHANA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y X X X X X 10 0 1 567 GREECE Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 068 GRENADA Y X Y X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 0 0 1469 GUATEMALA Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y A Y Y N N 12 3 1 070 GUINEA Y Y Y X X X X X X X X Y Y Y Y Y 8 0 0 871 GUINEA-BISSAU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 072 GUYANA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 073 HAITI Y Y Y X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3 0 0 1374 HONDURAS A Y Y A A Y N A Y A Y A A A A A 5 1 10 075 HUNGARY Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 076 ICELAND Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y 14 0 2 077 INDIA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 078 INDONESIA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 079 IRAN (ISLAMIC REP) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 080 IRAQ Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 081 IRELAND Y Y Y X Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 12 0 3 182 ISRAEL N N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N 1 15 0 083 ITALY Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 084 JAMAICA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 0 1 085 JAPAN Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 086 JORDAN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 087 KAZAKHSTAN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 088 KENYA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 089 KIRIBATI Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y X X X X X 10 0 1 590 KUWAIT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 091 KYRGYZSTAN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 092 LAO P.D.R. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 093 LATVIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 094 LEBANON Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 095 LESOTHO Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 096 LIBERIA Y Y Y Y Y Y X Y Y Y X X X X X X 9 0 0 797 LIBYA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 098 LIECHTENSTEIN Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 099 LITHUANIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0100 LUXEMBOURG Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0101 MADAGASCAR Y Y Y X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3 0 0 13102 MALAWI Y X Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y X X X X X 9 0 1 6103 MALAYSIA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0104 MALDIVES Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0105 MALI Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0106 MALTA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 0 1 0107 MARSHALL ISLANDS N N Y N N N N N N N A N N N N N 1 14 1 0108 MAURITANIA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0109 MAURITIUS Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0110 MEXICO Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y 14 0 2 0111 MICRONESIA (F.S.) N N Y N N N N N N N A N N N N N 1 14 1 0112 MONACO Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0113 MONGOLIA Y Y Y Y Y Y X X X X X Y Y Y X X 9 0 0 7114 MONTENEGRO Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0115 MOROCCO Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0116 MOZAMBIQUE Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0117 MYANMAR Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0118 NAMIBIA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y X X X X X 11 0 0 5119 NAURU N N Y X X X N X A X A N N A N N 1 7 3 5120 NEPAL Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0121 NETHERLANDS Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0

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122 NEW ZEALAND Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0123 NICARAGUA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0124 NIGER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y X 15 0 0 1125 NIGERIA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0126 NORWAY Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0127 OMAN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0128 PAKISTAN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0129 PALAU N N Y N N N N N N N A N N N N N 1 14 1 0130 PANAMA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y X Y Y A Y Y A A 11 0 4 1131 PAPUA NEW GUINEA A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A Y A A 11 0 5 0132 PARAGUAY A Y Y A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2 0 14 0133 PERU Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0134 PHILIPPINES Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 0 1 0135 POLAND Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0136 PORTUGAL Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0137 QATAR Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0138 Rep. of KOREA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0139 Rep. of MOLDOVA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0140 ROMANIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0141 RUSSIAN FED. Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0142 RWANDA X X Y X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 0 0 15143 SAINT KITTS & NEVIS Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y X X X X X 11 0 0 5144 SAINT LUCIA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0

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Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0146 SAMOA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 0 1 0147 SAN MARINO Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0148 SAO TOME & PRINCIPE X Y Y X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 0 0 14149 SAUDI ARABIA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0150 SENEGAL Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0151 SERBIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0152 SEYCHELLES Y Y Y Y Y Y X Y Y Y Y X X X X X 10 0 0 6153 SIERRA LEONE Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y X X X X X 11 0 0 5154 SINGAPORE Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0155 SLOVAKIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0156 SLOVENIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0157 SOLOMON ISLANDS Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0158 SOMALIA X Y Y X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 0 0 14159 SOUTH AFRICA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0160 SOUTH SUDAN A A Y A A A N N A A A X X X X X 1 2 8 5161 SPAIN Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0162 SRI LANKA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0163 SUDAN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0164 SURINAME Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0165 SWAZILAND X X Y X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 0 0 15166 SWEDEN Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0167 SWITZERLAND Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0168 SYRIAN ARAB REP. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0169 TAJIKISTAN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0170 THAILAND Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 0 1 0171 TFYR MACEDONIA Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0172 TIMOR-LESTE Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y X Y 14 0 1 1173 TOGO A Y Y A A A A A Y A Y Y Y A A A 6 0 10 0174 TONGA A A Y X X Y A Y Y Y Y X A A A A 6 0 7 3175 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0176 TUNISIA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0177 TURKEY Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0178 TURKMENISTAN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0179 TUVALU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y X X X X X 11 0 0 5180 UGANDA Y Y Y X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3 0 0 13181 UKRAINE Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0182 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0183 UNITED KINGDOM Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A 13 0 3 0184 U R OF TANZANIA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0

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185 UNITED STATES N N Y N N N N N N N A N N N N N 1 14 1 0186 URUGUAY Y Y Y Y Y Y A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 0 1 0187 UZBEKISTAN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0188 VANUATU A Y Y A X Y A X Y Y Y A A A A A 6 0 8 2189 VENEZUELA (B.R.) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0190 VIET NAM Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0191 YEMEN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0192 ZAMBIA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0193 ZIMBABWE Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 0 0 0

Yes 168 177 193 162 165 168 91 165 167 166 167 149 153 153 98 100No 7 7 0 7 6 6 11 7 6 6 1 7 7 7 9 9

Abstain 11 4 0 8 7 6 73 5 5 6 9 8 7 7 57 55Absent 7 5 0 16 15 13 18 16 15 15 16 29 26 26 29 29

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1 106 110 94 102 100 7 7 7 8 9 56 56 56 57 55 24 20 36 26 292 103 108 91 99 98 7 7 7 8 9 61 59 59 59 57 22 19 36 27 293 160 163 147 155 153 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 7 7 19 16 30 24 264 162 165 148 155 153 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 8 7 7 19 16 31 24 265 162 162 144 153 149 7 6 6 7 7 6 8 10 8 8 18 17 33 25 296 170 173 163 167 167 1 1 1 1 1 8 8 10 11 9 14 11 19 14 167 170 170 165 164 166 6 6 7 7 6 4 6 6 7 6 13 11 15 15 148 172 170 166 169 167 6 6 6 6 6 1 6 6 5 5 14 11 15 13 159 173 172 165 167 165 6 6 7 7 7 2 5 6 4 5 12 10 15 15 1610 98 95 88 92 91 8 8 9 9 11 72 75 79 75 73 15 15 17 17 1811 171 171 163 163 168 6 6 7 6 6 3 3 9 8 6 13 13 14 16 1312 169 169 159 161 165 6 6 7 7 6 5 7 12 8 7 13 11 15 17 1513 164 165 158 158 162 8 8 8 8 7 6 8 11 10 8 15 12 16 17 1614 193 193 193 193 193 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 179 178 181 177 177 7 7 7 7 7 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 5 516 170 168 165 164 168 7 6 6 5 7 9 9 9 10 11 7 10 13 14 7

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معالي السيد بان كي مون، األمين العام لألمم المتحدة

طومسون، رئيس الجمعية العامة لألمم المتحدةمعالي السيد بيتر

رئيس مجلس األمن فوديه سيك، ريفسعادة الس

رئيس اللجنة المعنية بممارسة الشعب الفلسطيني سعادة السفير ديان تراينشاه جاني، نائب

لحقوقه غير القابلة للتصرف

يق في الممارسات سعادة السفير أمريث روهان بيريرا، رئيس اللجنة الخاصة المعنية بالتحق

اإلسرائيلية التي تمس حقوق اإلنسان للشعب الفلسطيني وغيره من السكان العرب في

األراضي المحتلة

أصحاب السعادة، السيدات والسادة،

جهودكم ودعمكم، أيها إلىيسرني أن أنقل إليكم تحيات شعبنا الفلسطيني، الذي يتطلع

لتمكينه من تجسيد حقه في تقرير شعبنا، معالعالمي للتضامن في هذا اليوم األصدقاء،

دولة فلسطين، ليعيش شعبنا بحرية وكرامة في رضي ألسرائيلاإل حتالالمصير، وإنهاء اإل

وطنه مثل باقي شعوب العالم، فهل هذا كثير؟

لى صدور ع قد مضى مائة عاما سيكون 2017في عام وتعلمون، أيها األصدقاء، أن

، 1948عام فيسبعون عاما على نكبة شعبنا الفلسطيني ة قراب، و1917وعد بلفور في

للضفة الغربية، بما فيها القدس الشرقية، وقطاع غزة إحتال إسرائيلوخمسون عاما على

.1967في عام

، قد قرر 1988وتعلمون، أيها األصدقاء، بأن المجلس الوطني الفلسطيني في عام

عية الدولية وقراراتها، وقدمنا تضحية تاريخية حتكام للقانون الدولي، والشرالقبول باإل

جسيمة، حين وافقت منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية، الممثل الشرعي والوحيد للشعب

، بعاصمتها 1967حزيران يونيو/الفلسطيني، على إقامة دولة فلسطين على حدود الرابع من

.القدس الشرقية

ولكن على ،1993منذ عام سرائيلإيات الموقعة مع تفاقنا باإلإلتزامونؤكد مجددا

وتعترف بدولة فلسطين، والعمل على حل جميع قضايا لتزام أن تبادلنا هذا اإل إسرائيل

ية، واعتداءاتها على مدننا وقرانا ستيطانالوضع النهائي، والتوقف عن نشاطاتها اإل

األسرى ها في احتجاز آالف إستمرارو العقاب الجماعي، ومخيماتنا، وعن سياساتها في

الفلسطينيين في سجونها.

ها للقدس الشرقية، إحتالوتمارس تعمل على تشويه الحقيقة، إسرائيل هذا، والتزال

وتعمل على طمس هويتها وطابعها التاريخي والحضاري، وتشن هجومها على األمم المتحدة

، المعنية (نسكواليواألمم المتحدة للتربية والعلم والثقافة ) بما في ذلك منظمة ،ومؤسساتها

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وتحاول الخلط بين ما هو . بحماية وصون التراث العالمي في القدس وفي جميع أنحاء العالم

إستمرار وما هو تراث إنساني وحضاري، بهدف ترهيب وتضليل المجتمع الدولي، و ديني،

ي، ومواصلة اعتداءاتها على المقدسات المسيحية واالسامية ستيطانها وتوسعها اإلإحتال

جوهر الصراع هو سياسي بحت وليس دينيا على ي القدس الشرقية المحتلة، علما بأنف

اإلطاق.

ونجدد القول، مؤكدين، بأنه ال توجد أية خصومة بيننا وبين الديانة اليهودية وأتباعها،

فنحن نحترم الديانة اليهودية، ،نارضي ألسرائيلاإل حتالفخصومتنا وتناقضنا هما مع اإل

وفلسطين إسرائيل، 1967عام ونريد حا عادال للصراع وفق رؤية حل الدولتين على حدود

جنب بسام وأمن وحسن جوار، ونريد للقدس أن تكون مفتوحة للعبادة إلىتعيشان جنبا

حسب الوضع التاريخي القائم. ألتباع الديانات السماوية الثاث

والسادة،السيدات

ما تقوم به إسرائيل على أرض دولة فلسطين من تفشي المستوطنات وغيرها نؤكد أن

يدفع نحو واقع الدولة الواحدة ذات الطابع العنصري، بدال من من مخططات وممارسات

إرساء أسس سام دائم وعادل، وفق قرارات الشرعية الدولية ومبادرة السام العربية. وهذه

أوال ، فأي تعاون إقليمي يتجاهل حل القضية الفلسطينية، حتالنهاء اإلإالمبادرة تقضي ب

نا لن يكتب له النجاح، في حين أن حل هذه القضية، رضي ألسرائيلاإل حتالوإنهاء اإل

سيسهم في نزع الذرائع من أيدي المتطرفين والمجموعات اإلرهابية، وعندئذ ستنعم المنطقة

ار.ستقروشعوبها كافة باألمن واإل

بما ،ومن جانبنا سنستمر في مد يدنا للسام، وندعو المجتمع الدولي لتحمل مسؤولياته

، العقبة األساسية والتهديد ستيطانفي ذلك من خال إصدار قرار من مجلس األمن لوقف اإل

مؤتمردولي للسام، وتشكيل وعقد وتوفير الحماية الدولية لشعبنا األخطر أمام تحقيق السام،

ونطالب الدول التي لم تعترف بدولة .حتالدولية، وتحديد سقف زمني محدد إلنهاء اإلآلية

فلسطين بعد، أن تقوم بذلك دعما لحق شعبنا في تقرير مصيره واستثمارا في تحقيق حل

الدولتين والسام، كما نرجو دعم مسعانا للحصول على العضوية الكاملة لدولة فلسطين في

األمم المتحدة.

د في هذا المقام أن أتوجه بصادق التقدير والعرفان لكافة الدول، التي قامت وأو

باالعتراف بدولة فلسطين، ولكافة الدول التي قدمت دعمها المشرف لقضية شعبنا، بما في

ذلك عبر تصويتها اإليجابي في األمم المتحدة، وفي المحافل الدولية، على العديد من

ضية فلسطين، كما ونقدر عاليا دعمها الثابت لجهود تحقيق السام القرارات الهامة المتعلقة بق

العادل في منطقتنا وفي العالم.

للمنظمات غير الحكومية، ولكل األشقاء وللمجتمع المدني نا كما نجدد اليوم امتنان

واألصدقاء، ولكافة الشعوب المحبة للحرية والسام في مختلف أنحاء العالم، الذين يقفون

جانب شعبنا. نحن ممتنون لتضامنهم ودعمهم لحقوق الشعب الفلسطيني، إلى إستمرارب

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وتطلعاته الوطنية المشروعة، بما في ذلك تحقيق حريته واستقاله، وتحقيق السام العادل

والدائم.

يين، يقتضي بأن تعترف سرائيلإن تحقيق مصالحة تاريخية بين الفلسطينيين واإل

بة التي حلت بشعبنا الفلسطيني والزالت آثارها وتداعياتها قائمة بمسؤوليتها عن النك إسرائيل

. هااألمر الذي سيفتح الباب لتحقيق السام ويسهم في استقرار المنطقة والعالمإحتالوأن تنهي

نهاء الظلم التاريخي الذي وقع على شعبنا منذ وعد بلفور وحتى يومنا هذا إلسام ا ويقتضي

بإصدارها وعد بلفور، وأن ةالتاريخييئة بدولة فلسطين، وبالخطأن تعترف ريطانياب وعلى

بقرارات الشرعية الدولية، مع إلتزام إسرائيليقوم مجلس األمن بالوفاء بمسؤولياته وضمان

181بقرار الجمعية العامة لألمم المتحدة ، بدءا هذه القراراتكافة ت انتهك إسرائيلن أالعلم

بقوة الساح على القدس وأراضي إسرائيل تين، واستولتوالذي يعتبر جوهره حل الدول

القرار.هذا مخصصة لدولة فلسطين وفق

السيدات والسادة،

حرة وديمقراطية، قائمة على أسس ألن تكون دولتنا خاص ومثابرةإنعمل ب نناإ

المحاسبة والشفافية، وسيادة القانون، وحماية وتعزيز حقوق المرأة، والمساواة بين جميع

. شرائح شعبنا دون تمييز عرقي أو ديني، ونشر ثقافة السام والتسامح والحوار مع اآلخر

بالقانون الدولي ومساهمتها في فلسطين دولة إلتزامثبتنا خال األعوام الماضية مدى أو

الشعب الفلسطيني وفي ممارسة، طر الدولية التي انضمت لهاتعزيزه ودورها الفاعل في األ

لوسائل السلمية والقانونية لتحقيق الحقوق غير القابلة لرنا يااختو ،حتالإلا مةلحقه في مقاو

للتصرف للشعب الفلسطيني.

ي الجائر سرائيلنا وشعبنا، ونعمل لرفع الحصار اإلأرضإننا مصممون على وحدة

والاإنساني عن أهلنا في قطاع غزة، وإعادة إعماره، ونسعى جاهدين لتشكيل حكومة وحدة

نتخابات رئاسية وتشريعية.تعمل وفق برنامج منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية، وصوال إل وطنية

أصحاب السعادة، السيدات والسادة،

لقد بقيت قضيتنا أولوية على جدول أعمال األمم المتحدة منذ تأسيسها، وشّرعت هذه

ي البحث عن المنظومة الدولية من القرارات والتوصيات ما يُشّكل أساسا ال يمكن تجاوزه ف

الحل العادل والدائم والشامل. ونؤكد هنا على المسؤولية الدائمة لألمم المتحدة إزاء قضية

ومبادئ فلسطين، حتى يتم إيجاد حل لها بشكل ُمرٍض في جميع جوانبها، وفقا للقانون الدولي

.وقرارات األمم المتحدة ذات الصلة العدالة

تقديرنا العميق للجهود التي يبذلها معالي األمين في هذا الصدد، فإننا نعبر مجددا عن

العام لألمم المتحدة، السيد بان كي مون، وللجهود التي تبذلها اللجنة المعنية بممارسة الشعب

ه سيك، وأعضاء يفود الفلسطيني لحقوقه غير القابلة للتصرف ورئيسها سعادة سفير السنغال

اللجنة، وشعبة حقوق الفلسطينيين باألمانة مكتبها، وكافة الدول األعضاء والمراقبة في

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العامة لألمم المتحدة، ومنظومة األمم المتحدة بأسرها، وخاصة وكالة األمم المتحدة إلغاثة

وتشغيل الجئي فلسطين في الشرق األدنى )األونروا( التي تحتاج لدعمكم لتستمر بالوفاء

لتي تقدم المساعدات للشعب الفلسطيني، بالمسؤولية الهامة الموكلة لها، والوكاالت العديدة ا

دعما لحقوقه، ولتحقيق السام العادل والدائم.

السيدات والسادة،

شعبالالتزال دولة فلسطين تواصل العمل بأقصى قدرمن المسؤولية لخدمة

وبنوايا إستمراراتها القانونية وتعهداتها الدولية، وقد تصرفت بإلتزام، والوفاء بالفلسطيني

ا لمنظمات هنضمامدولة فلسطين إواصل تأجل تحقيق السام. وفي هذا الصدد، س حسنة من

وتعزيز ركائز وعالمية الشعب الفلسطيني يات ومعاهدات دولية بهدف صون حقوقإتفاقو

ا عبر جميع الوسائل القانونية والسلمية ، وستمضي قدما في الدفاع عن شعبهالقانون الدولي

ا.هالمتاحة ل

منكم النبيل، وعلى جهودكم وعملكم المخلص لجعل من العام القادم أشكركم على تضا

أرض دولة فلسطين، بما في ذلك القدس ليس فقط الذكرى الخمسون إلحتال 2017

افر وتكثيف الجهود لنيل الشعب الفلسطيني ضبل عام دولي إلنهاء اإلحتال، وت ،الشرقية

كافة.، وأن يعم السام ربوع منطقتنا هلحريته واستقال

والسام عليكم ورحمة هللا وبركاته.

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Statement by H.E. Dr. Riyad Mansour, Ambassador, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, before the United Nations General Assembly, Agenda Item 35: Question of Palestine, Agenda Item 36: Situation in the Middle East, 29 November 2016, New York: Check against delivery Mr. President, I thank you for your principled statement and for convening this important General Assembly debate, which coincides with the 39th annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. On this solemn day, as we reflect on the painful, grave injustice that continues to be borne by the Palestinian people, the messages of support for the just cause of Palestine and the moving expressions of solidarity are not only a source of comfort, but also help to shore up our resilience in these times of diminished hope. As we quickly approach the date marking 50 years since the onset of Israel’s occupation in June 1967, as well as the 70th year of the General Assembly’s partition of Mandate Palestine and the Nakba that followed and continues to be suffered by our people to this day, we are compelled to convey, from the outset, our hope that this time next year the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People may be observed with a commemoration of the achievement of a peaceful, just, comprehensive and lasting solution to the question of Palestine and a celebration of the independence of the State of Palestine and realization of the freedom and rights of the Palestinian people.

Mr. President, this may sound like wishful thinking, considering the harsh realities that surround us and the fatigue that overwhelms us after so many years of conflict, setbacks and tragedy. Yet, this remains our primary and overarching objective, guiding all that we do here at the United Nations, every single day, based firmly on the Charter, the rules and principles of international law and the relevant UN resolutions across the decades. Our deep conviction in the law, our abiding commitment to peace and coexistence, and the international community’s longstanding support, nourish this hope and give us fortitude in spite of the immense odds and painful hardships we face. The Palestinian people remain steadfast, as shall we in giving voice to their plight and in calling and striving for the realization of their rights and justice. We are thus deeply grateful for your solidarity on a day like this. Mr. President,

Today, we pay tribute once again to the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), which has, for over forty years, exerted efforts in support of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and their legitimate national aspirations to live in freedom, peace, and security in their homeland. These efforts are in full conformity with relevant resolutions, the rules and principles of international law, and the permanent responsibility of the UN towards the question of Palestine until it is justly resolved in all aspects. Based on this responsibility, which is reaffirmed annually by this august Assembly, we again appeal to all Member States to support and engage with the Committee to advance its noble objectives. As we near the start of 2017, bearing in mind the anniversaries we will mark and the crossroads we are at, we urge partnership with this Committee to enhance the efforts aimed at bringing an end to the Israeli occupation and making peace.

We thank Ambassador Fode Seck of Senegal, Chair of the Committee for his skilled leadership,

a role graciously undertaken by Senegal over the many years, and thank him for his statement and introduction of the resolutions under this item. We also thank the Rapporteur, Ambassador Carmelo

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Inguanez of Malta, for presenting the annual report, and thank all other Bureau members – Afghanistan, Cuba, Indonesia, Namibia and Nicaragua – and all other Members and Observers of the Committee for their principled support. We also renew appreciation to the Division for Palestinian Rights and DPI Special Information Programme on Palestine for their efforts and support to the Committee in the past year. We reiterate our thanks as well to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his report on the “Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine”, and recognize fully his efforts over the past ten years to promote peace and his leadership of the UN system’s work vis-à-vis the question of Palestine. We express appreciation in this regard the support of the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and Special Representative and Coordinator Nikolay Mladenov and their teams and the invaluable and tireless efforts of the UN agencies providing assistance to the Palestinian people, including UNRWA, UNDP, UNICEF, OCHA, WFP, OHCHR, WHO, UN Women, UN-HABITAT, UNMAS and UNFPA, with the generous support of States, organizations and partners from around the world. This humanitarian, socio-economic, developmental and moral support has helped sustain the Palestinian people, including 5.5 million Palestine refugees, through decades of conflict and crisis and remains vital until a just and durable solution is achieved. Mr. President, While grateful for this support, we cannot conceal, however, our deep disappointment and despair at the absence of serious efforts to uphold political and legal responsibilities towards the question of Palestine, the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict. As we witness the continued deterioration of the situation and as peace remains far from our grasp, we lament in specific the Security Council’s failure to uphold its Charter duties and to implement its own resolutions.

This silence irrationally and unacceptably continues despite blatant contempt by Israel, the occupying Power, for the Council and despite systematic, grave violations that have compounded and prolonged the conflict, which remains at the root of the instability and conflict in our region and the cause of immense human suffering, traumatizing generation after generation of Palestinians, depriving them of their rights and of a life of freedom, stability, prosperity, dignity and even hope. Against a backdrop of successive generations tragically marred and lost, the despair of our youth in particular at this moment – whether in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, or throughout the Palestine refugee camps in the region in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria – is a source of great pain and worry.

As this injustice persists, constituting an open, bleeding wound in the Middle East, destabilizing the region, undermining peace and stability far beyond, and weakening international law and the international system itself, we must ask: when will the Security Council finally respond to the global appeals to act to heal this wound and contribute to peace and security in our region, as demanded by its Charter mandate and its relevant resolutions?

How can the international community continue to justify inaction and the glaring lack of

accountability as we approach the half-century mark of Israel’s military occupation and as the international promise to the Palestinian people remains unfulfilled and they continue to be denied self-determination, the most basic and fundamental human right? Mr. President,

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What is lacking has not been support or solidarity for Palestine, but rather political courage and will to respect and ensure respect of the law in the face of Israel’s total intransigence and disrespect. Resolution after resolution is being violated as Israel – the same Israel created by General Assembly resolution 181 (II) – blatantly disregards the General Assembly and Security Council, tramples international law, disrespects the ICJ Advisory Opinion, and dismisses the global calls to respect of the law, relentlessly committing violations and crimes as if it were exempt from the law and as if the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the exception to every norm and rule intended to ensure human rights and ensure peace and security. And yet, the international community fails to act.

For those taking comfort and complacency in the status quo – including the historic status quo

regarding the holy sites in Occupied East Jerusalem, including Al-Haram Al-Sharif – the reality is that the status quo is being severely undermined and altered every single day by the occupying Power, further inflaming tensions, destabilizing the situation, destroying the viability of the two-State solution and obstructing peace, with far-reaching consequences. So, once again, we ask: what is the threshold for action? Mr. President, Reflecting on the past year alone begs this question even more insistently. In a context of continued international paralysis, Israel, the occupying Power, has, of course, persisted with its deliberate, systematic and gross violations of international law, including humanitarian and human rights law, in Occupied Palestine with full impunity. Israel’s relentless breaches of the 4th Geneva Convention and all human rights norms are creating a toxic environment that is destroying the prospects for peace and any hope for it. Report after report before this Assembly, including, inter alia, by the Secretary-General, by UNRWA, by OCHA, the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council, and the 2016 UN Country Team Report on Gaza, convey a shocking reality of a vast and endless regime of violations by the occupying Power and of deepening distress and despair among the Palestinian civilian population and rising tensions and volatility.

As reflected in relevant reports, including the Quartet report of July 2016, the past year

witnessed non-stop expansion and construction of settlements and the wall; unprecedented demolition of Palestinian homes and destruction of civilian infrastructure and humanitarian assistance; confiscation of land; forced displacement and transfer of Palestinian civilians, especially vulnerable Bedouin communities; and blatant annexation threats by Israeli officials. The year also witnessed: daily military raids, causing death and injury to Palestinian civilians, including children, who are routinely assaulted and traumatized; constant intimidation against and humiliation of the population; extreme settler terror and violence; provocations and extremist incitement against holy sites, particularly in Occupied East Jerusalem and Al-Khalil, especially at Al-Haram Al-Sharif and Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi; arrest and detention of civilians, particularly young men, with more than 7,000 Palestinians now imprisoned or detained by the occupying Power; and continuation of Israel’s inhumane nearly ten-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, where 2 million Palestinians are being besieged and collectively punished, enduring extreme deprivation and isolation that has inflicted a dire humanitarian crisis and socio-economic conditions at their lowest point since 1967.

In this regard, I must take a moment to once again appeal to the international community for urgent support to UNRWA, which is leading the efforts of humanitarian organizations in alleviating the plight of the Palestine refugees in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in Gaza where needs are immense, as well as to our refugees throughout the region, providing them with sustenance, stability in the midst of widespread turmoil and conflict. The Agency requires immediate support to

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enable it to overcome the debilitating funding crisis it faces, which if unresolved will have far-reaching negative consequences. Mr. President,

All of these facts reaffirm that the situation is far from static and the crisis is not “manageable”, as many, including the Israeli Government, may like believe; the situation is totally unsustainable and can indeed get worse. This must be cause for alarm in a region already experiencing so much turmoil and radicalization, with spillover far beyond its borders.

The Quartet clearly concluded that Israel’s policy of settlement construction and expansion is

steadily eroding the two-State solution and entrenching a one-State reality – a reality that any objective observer could only describe as apartheid. In the report and in recent statements, the Quartet deemed the situation unsustainable and called for serious action to reverse the negative trends on the ground, including clear changes in Israeli policies that fragmenting our land, undermining our States viability, violating our people’s human rights and denying them any semblance of human dignity. This is urgent if there is to be any hope of salvaging the two-State solution based on the 1967 borders and creating the conditions for meaningful negotiations on all final status issues – refugees, Jerusalem, settlements, borders, water and security – and for tangibly advancing that solution, which, all agree, is in great peril at this juncture. Mr. President,

Faced with continued defiance by the occupying Power, words are no longer enough. The

global calls for cessation of Israeli settlement activities and crimes against the Palestinian people must be backed with serious, practical measures to compel Israeli compliance with the law. There must be consequences if Israel continues to violate international law. Moreover, the international community must determine what actions can stop the downward spiral, stabilize the situation, and revive peace prospects. Mr. President,

In the past year, the situation deteriorated on every front. Israel, the occupying Power, continued its gross, systematic breaches of international law, particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention, with many tantamount to war crimes. This has aggravated already-dire security, humanitarian and socio-economic conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem - the territory constituting the State of Palestine.

Israel has continued killing and injuring Palestinian civilians in military raids, air strikes and

sniper attacks. Children and youth are clearly being targeted by the excessive force and malice of the occupying forces and settlers. The occupying Power has also continued imprisoning, detaining, abusing and torturing thousands of Palestinians in its jails; destroying homes and infrastructure, including as acts of reprisal; forcibly displacing Palestinians, among them entire Bedouin communities; and collectively punishing Palestinian civilians, sparing no child, woman or man, most inhumanely in the form of its blockade on the entire population in the Gaza Strip, where it continues to obstruct movement and reconstruction, forcing our people to live in deprivation and the devastation of last year’s brutal war and the ones that preceded it. Such illegal measures are the cause of pervasive

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insecurity among the defenseless Palestinian people and are inflicting widespread suffering and collective indignity.

At the same time, Israel has persisted with its unlawful colonization of the Palestinian land,

rabidly constructing and expanding settlements, especially in Occupied East Jerusalem; constructing its annexation Wall; transferring thousands of settlers; confiscating Palestinian land; demolishing homes and property; imposing hundreds of checkpoints impairing movement and socio-economic life; and exploiting natural resources and obstructing access to water and agricultural lands. All of this has aimed at illegally and forcibly altering the character, status and demography of the Territory and has severely fragmented it, undermining its contiguity and isolating Palestinian civilians in disconnected, walled Bantustans, further entrenching the Israeli occupation and destroying the viability of the two-State solution based on the pre-1967 borders.

Moreover, Israeli government and religious leaders, occupying forces and extremist settlers

have persisted with incursions, provocations and incitement in Occupied East Jerusalem, particularly against Al-Haram Al-Sharif and the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque, disrespecting the historic status quo and sanctity of the Holy Sites and inflaming religious sensitivities. Such actions risk disastrous consequences, including ignition of a religious conflict, which we have repeatedly warned about.

Israel has also continued to inhumanely deny the rights of the Palestine refugees, foremost their

right to return. Absent a just solution, their plight has endured for nearly seven decades and their distress under occupation and in exile has been immense. Successive crises, especially in Gaza and in Syria, have deepened their vulnerability, inflicting displacement and dispossession, death and injury, rising poverty and unemployment, and the fragmentation of their communities, creating an existential crisis and prompting many to take the perilous journey across the Mediterranean in search of a safer, better life.

All of this has been accompanied by a systematic Israeli campaign denying the history, rights

and national aspirations of the Palestinian people and racist, discriminatory policies against them. There has been blatant dehumanization of the Palestinian people, who have been characterized as “terrorists” and “animals”, including by Israel’s highest officials, and whose legitimate resistance to the occupation has been criminalized as “terrorism”.

In a cruel irony, this is being done in an attempt to legitimize Israel’s illegal occupation, negate

the Palestinian national identity, and justify continued control of the Palestinian people and land. But this goal has never been achieved in an international environment where thankfully rule of law and human rights continue to prevail. It has, however, succeeded in derailing all peace efforts, destabilizing the situation and intensifying human misery. It has also exacerbated Israeli prejudices against the Palestinian people, fueling paranoia, aggression, and extremism among Israelis, especially settlers, and supplying ample pretexts and incitement for their crimes and terror.

Faced with this reality, we continue to call for international protection for the defenseless,

unarmed Palestinian people. The call for protection must not be viewed as unreasonable or unimaginable by anyone that respects international law, insists on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, and seeks peace. Protection is essential and the international community, particularly the Security Council and the High Contracting Parties to the 4th Geneva Convention, has clear responsibilities in this regard. Here, we stress: the right to security is not exclusive to Israel; it is a right for all, including Palestinians, and neither a de-escalation of the situation, nor resumption of a peace process and negotiations, will be possible absent such security.

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Mr. President,

Continued appeasement and inaction by the international community cannot be justified under any pretext. If Israel is never held accountable, it will only be emboldened to continue its violations and crimes, causing more suffering for the Palestinian people and making peace more impossible. Israel must be demanded to cease its violations and comply with the law - military aggressions must end, settlement activities must end, settler terror must end, the Gaza blockade must end, collective punishment must end, imprisonment and detention of Palestinians must end, destruction must end, provocations and incitement must end, including at Al-Haram Al-Sharif, the humiliation and isolation of the Palestinian people must end. This illegal occupation must end.

The Security Council must respond to this situation, which threatens international peace and security. Current efforts to mobilize the Council must be supported and engagement must be serious to address the immediate crisis situation, address the root causes of the conflict, and chart a path for a credible political process, including by reaffirming the parameters of a just solution, in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions, the Madrid principles and the Arab Peace Initiative, and setting a clear timeframe for negotiations and an end to the occupation.

Moreover, in an era in which collective international efforts are being exerted to resolve

conflicts and overcome major challenges, isn’t it high time to apply such efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after all these decades? Shouldn’t the calls for an international support group and international conference for Israeli-Palestinian peace be heeded? We believe they must and call again for collective action to realize the two-State solution based on the pre-1967 borders and a just solution for the Palestine refugee question, the pillars of a lasting and comprehensive peace, whereby the State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the State of Israel can live side by side within secure and recognized borders, an imperative for a peaceful Middle East. Mr. President,

Despite the grim realities and despair at this moment, the will of the Palestinian people and

their leadership has not been broken and they remain steadfast in their conviction in the justness of their cause, in international law and in the international community’s pledges to achieve a just peace. On 30 September, when the Palestinian flag was raised at the UN, another resounding, hopeful message was sent to the Palestinian people, reaffirming their legitimate national aspirations, their existence among the nations of the world and their right to self-determination, to be a free people in control of their lives and destiny in their own independent State. From this Assembly’s rostrum, we appeal once more to the international community to act to bring this tragic conflict to an end to help the Palestinian people fulfill their rights, achieve justice, achieve a sustainable peace, and secure Palestine’s rightful place among the community of nations.

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The Security Council and the Question of Palestine in 2016

January

26 January 2016 7610th Meeting

The Security Council held an open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.” A briefing was delivered by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary-General. Following the briefing, the Council heard a statement by the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine, and the Representative of Israel. Statements were made by the Members of the Council: President of the Security Council, in his national capacity as Foreign Minister of Uruguay, Senegal, United States, Angola, Ukraine, Egypt, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic), France, New Zealand, Russian Federation, China, Japan, and Spain.

Statements were also made by the Representatives of the Netherlands, Lebanon, Brazil, Kazakhstan, India, the European Union, Pakistan, Indonesia, Syrian Arab Republic, the Holy See, Iran (on behalf of NAM), South Africa, Republic of Korea, Morocco, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Kuwait (on behalf of OIC), Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Qatar, Norway, Turkey, Maldives, Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Costa Rica,

Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Jordan, Haiti. Israel and Malaysia made additional statements.

No action was taken. Related documents: 1. Meeting record S/PV.7610 2. Press Release: SC/12219

February

18 February 2016

7627th meeting The Security Council held its monthly briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.” A briefing was delivered by Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of UN Secretary-General. Following the briefing, Council members went into informal consultations to continue their discussions on the subject.

No action was taken.

Related documents: 1. Meeting record: S/PV.7627 2. Press Release: SC/12249

March

24 March 2016 7657th meeting

The Security Council held its monthly briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. A briefing was delivered by Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace

Process and Personal Representative of UN Secretary-General. Following the briefing, Council members went into informal consultations to continue their discussions on the subject.

No action was taken. Related documents: 1. Meeting record: S/PV.7657 2. Press Release: SC/12303

April

18 April 2016 7673rd Meeting

The Security Council held an open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.” A briefing was delivered by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary-General. Following the briefing, the Council heard statements by the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine, and the Representative of Israel. Statements were made by the Members of the Council: New Zealand, United States, France, Russian Federation, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic), Spain, Malaysia, Angola, United Kingdom, Japan, Egypt, Uruguay, Senegal, Ukraine, and President of the Security Council, in his national capacity as Representative of China. Statements were also made by the Representatives of Sweden,

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Brazil, The European Union, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran (on behalf of NAM), India, Iraq, Indonesia, the Holy See, Jordan, South Africa, Cuba, Kuwait (on behalf of OIC), Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Nicaragua, Norway, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Maldives, Turkey, Iceland, Viet Nam, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Qatar, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Morocco, Tunisia, and Nigeria. Israel and Malaysia made additional statements.

No action was taken. Related documents: 1. Meeting record: S/PV.7673

and S/PV.7673 (Resumption 1) 2. Press Release: SC/12327

May

25 May 2016

7697th Meeting The Security Council held its monthly briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. A briefing was delivered by Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of UN Secretary-General, via video teleconference from Jerusalem. Following the briefing, Council members went into informal consultations to continue their discussions on the subject.


June

30 June 2016 7729th Meeting

The Security Council held its monthly briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. A briefing was delivered by Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of UN Secretary-General. Following the briefing, Council members went into informal consultations to continue their discussions on the subject.



July

12 July 2016

7736th Meeting The Security Council held an open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.” A briefing was delivered by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary-General. Following the briefing, the Council heard statements by the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine and the Representative of Israel. Statements were made by the Members of the Council: the United States, Uruguay, China, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic), the Russian Federation, Egypt, Angola, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, France, Malaysia, Senegal, Spain, New Zealand, and the President of the Security Council, in his national capacity as Representative of Japan.

Statements were also made by representatives of Guatemala, Lebanon, Pakistan, Kuwait (on behalf of OIC), European Union, Syrian Arab Republic, Norway, Islamic Republic of Iran (on behalf of NAM), Brazil, India, Kazakhstan, Ecuador, Holy See, South Africa, Morocco, Republic of Korea, Bangladesh, Iceland, Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Turkey, Tunisia, Jordan, Maldives, Cuba, Indonesia. Israel requested the floor for additional statements.

No action was taken. Related documents: 1. Meeting record: S/PV.7736 2. Press Release SC/12443

August

29 August 2016 7762nd Meeting

The Security Council held its monthly briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. A briefing was delivered by Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of UN Secretary-General. Following the briefing, Council members went into informal consultations to continue their discussions on the subject.


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September

15 September 2016 7772nd Meeting

The Security Council held its monthly briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. A briefing was delivered by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary-General. Statements were made by the Members of the Council: President of the Security Council, in his national capacity as Foreign Minister of New Zealand, Egypt, France, Uruguay, the Russian Federation, Malaysia, Angola, Japan, Senegal, the United States, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic), the United Kingdom, Spain, China, and Ukraine. Following the briefing, Council members went into informal consultations to continue their discussions on the subject.



October

19 October 2016 7792nd Meeting

The Security Council held an open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Briefings were delivered by Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of UN Secretary-General, via video-teleconference from Jerusalem; and by Mr. Stephen O’Brien,

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Following the briefings, the Council heard statements by the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine and the Representative of Israel. Statements were made by the Members of the Council: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic), France, Senegal, Uruguay, Egypt, New Zealand, Spain, Ukraine, the United States, Angola, Malaysia, China, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the President of the Security Council in his national capacity as Representative of the Russian Federation. Statements were also made by the Representatives of Lebanon, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Norway, Pakistan, Brazil, Syrian Arab Republic, the Holy See, Nicaragua, Kazakhstan, Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Argentina, Costa Rica, Jordan, the European Union, Guatemala, South Africa, Turkey, Namibia, Qatar, Kuwait (on behalf of OIC), Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iceland, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Maldives, Morocco, Cuba.


November

23 November 2016 7820th Meeting

The Security Council held its monthly briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”, Briefings were delivered by

Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of UN Secretary-General; and by Mr. Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Statements were made by the Members of the Council: Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic). Following the briefing, Council members went into informal consultations to continue their discussions on the subject.


December

16 December 2016 7839th Meeting

The Security Council held its monthly briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. A briefing was delivered A briefing was delivered by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary-General. Statements were made by the Members of the Council: New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the Russian Federation, China, France, Malaysia, Japan, Ukraine, Egypt, Uruguay, Senegal, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic), the United States, Angola, and the President of the Security Council in his national capacity as Representative of Spain.


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23 December 2016 7853rd Meeting

The Security Council held a formal session on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”, to take action on draft resolution S/2016/1100, regarding the ongoing illegal settlement activities by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. The draft resolution was submitted by Malaysia, New Zealand, Senegal and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic). Before the vote, Statements were made by Malaysia, New Zealand, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic). The President of the Council (Spain) then put the draft resolution to a vote. The draft resolution received 14 votes in favour (Angola, China, Egypt, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic) and 1 abstention (the United States), thus the draft resolution was adopted. Following the vote, statements were made by Members of the Council: Egypt, the United States, France, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic), China, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, the Russian Federation, Japan, Malaysia, Angola, New Zealand, Senegal, and the President of the Security

Council, in his national capacity as Representative of Spain. The Council also heard statements by the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine and the Representative of Israel.

Action: Draft resolution S/2016/1100, 14-0-1. Resolution 2334 was adopted. Related documents: 1. Meeting record: S/PV.7853 2. Press Release: SC/12657 3. SC Outcome S/RES/2334 (2016)

United Nations S/RES/2334 (2016)

Security Council Distr.: General

23 December 2016

16-22920 (E)

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Resolution 2334 (2016)

Adopted by the Security Council at its 7853rd meeting, on

23 December 2016

The Security Council,

Reaffirming its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967),

338 (1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979), 465 (1980), 476 (1980), 478 (1980), 1397

(2002), 1515 (2003), and 1850 (2008),

Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,

and reaffirming, inter alia, the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by

force,

Reaffirming the obligation of Israel, the occupying Power, to abide

scrupulously by its legal obligations and responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva


12 August 1949, and recalling the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the

International Court of Justice,

Condemning all measures aimed at altering the demographic composition,

character and status of the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, including East

Jerusalem, including, inter alia, the construction and expansion of settlements,

transfer of Israeli settlers, confiscation of land, demolition of homes and

displacement of Palestinian civilians, in violation of international humanitarian law

and relevant resolutions,

Expressing grave concern that continuing Israeli settlement activities are

dangerously imperilling the viability of the two-State solution based on the 1967

lines,

Recalling the obligation under the Quartet Roadmap, endorsed by its

resolution 1515 (2003), for a freeze by Israel of all settlement activity, including

“natural growth”, and the dismantlement of all settlement outposts erected since

March 2001,

Recalling also the obligation under the Quartet roadmap for the Palestinian

Authority Security Forces to maintain effective operations aimed at confronting all

those engaged in terror and dismantling terrorist capabilities, including the

confiscation of illegal weapons,














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Condemning all acts of violence against civilians, including acts of terror, as

well as all acts of provocation, incitement and destruction,

Reiterating its vision of a region where two democratic States, Israel and

Palestine, live side by side in peace within secure and recognized borders,

Stressing that the status quo is not sustainable and that significant steps,

consistent with the transition contemplated by prior agreements, are urgently needed

in order to (i) stabilize the situation and to reverse negative trends on the ground,

which are steadily eroding the two-State solution and entrenching a one-State

reality, and (ii) to create the conditions for successful final status negotiations and

for advancing the two-State solution through those negotiations and on the ground,

1. Reaffirms that the establishment by Israel of settlements in the

Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, has no legal

validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law and a major

obstacle to the achievement of the two-State solution and a just, lasting and

comprehensive peace;

2. Reiterates its demand that Israel immediately and completely cease all

settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem,

and that it fully respect all of its legal obligations in this regard;

3. Underlines that it will not recognize any changes to the 4 June 1967

lines, including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties

through negotiations;

4. Stresses that the cessation of all Israeli settlement activities is essential

for salvaging the two-State solution, and calls for affirmative steps to be taken

immediately to reverse the negative trends on the ground that are imperilling the

two-State solution;

5. Calls upon all States, bearing in mind paragraph 1 of this resolution, to

distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the State of Israel and

the territories occupied since 1967;

6. Calls for immediate steps to prevent all acts of violence against civilians,

including acts of terror, as well as all acts of provocation and destruction, calls for

accountability in this regard, and calls for compliance with obligations under

international law for the strengthening of ongoing efforts to combat terrorism,

including through existing security coordination, and to clearly condemn all acts of

terrorism;

7. Calls upon both parties to act on the basis of international law, including

international humanitarian law, and their previous agreements and obligations, to

observe calm and restraint, and to refrain from provocative actions, incitement and

inflammatory rhetoric, with the aim, inter alia, of de-escalating the situation on the

ground, rebuilding trust and confidence, demonstrating through polici es and actions

a genuine commitment to the two-State solution, and creating the conditions

necessary for promoting peace;

8. Calls upon all parties to continue, in the interest of the promotion of

peace and security, to exert collective efforts to launch credible negotiations on all

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final status issues in the Middle East peace process and within the time frame

specified by the Quartet in its statement of 21 September 2010;

9. Urges in this regard the intensification and acceleration of international

and regional diplomatic efforts and support aimed at achieving, without delay a

comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East on the basis of the relevant

United Nations resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of

land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet Roadmap and an end to the

Israeli occupation that began in 1967; and underscores in this regard the importance

of the ongoing efforts to advance the Arab Peace Initiative, the initiative of France

for the convening of an international peace conference, the recent efforts of the

Quartet, as well as the efforts of Egypt and the Russian Federation;

10. Confirms its determination to support the parties throughout the

negotiations and in the implementation of an agreement;

11. Reaffirms its determination to examine practical ways and means to

secure the full implementation of its relevant resolutions;

12. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council every three

months on the implementation of the provisions of the present resolution;

13. Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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List of statements

before the UN Security Council in 2016

(Reverse chronological order)

Date of statement

Link

23 December 2016 http://palestineun.org/statement-by-h-e-ambassador-dr-riyad-mansour-permanent-observer-of-the-state-of-palestine-to-the-united-nations-before-the-united-nations-security-council-situation-in-the-middle-east-including/

19 October 2016

http://palestineun.org/statement-by-ambassador-dr-riyad-mansour-before-the-united-nations-security-council-open-debate-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-including-the-palestine-question-new-york-19-october-2016/

12 July 2016

http://palestineun.org/statement-by-h-e-ambassador-dr-riyad-mansour-before-the-united-nations-security-council-open-debate-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-including-the-palestine-question-new-york-12-july-2016/

18 April 2016

http://palestineun.org/statement-by-h-e-ambassador-dr-riyad-mansour-permanent-observer-of-the-state-of-palestine-to-the-united-nations-before-the-united-nations-security-council-open-debate-on-the-situation-in-the-midd-3/

26 January 2016

http://palestineun.org/statement-by-h-e-dr-riad-malki-foreign-minister-of-the-state-of-palestine-before-the-united-nations-security-council-open-debate-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-including-the-palestine-quest/

120

Identical letters sent to the Secretary-General, President of the Security Council and the President of the General Assembly as a basic record of the crimes perpetuated by

Israel, the occupying Power, against the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, in 2016

(Reverse chronological order)

Date and Subject of the Letter

Link

29 December 2016 Follow-up to Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016)

http://palestineun.org/29-december-2016-follow-up-to-security-council-resolution-2334-2016/

20 December 2016 Israeli Settlement Schemes and Provocations

http://palestineun.org/20-december-2016-israeli-settlement-schemes-and-provocations/#more-2497

14 November 2016 Crimes and Violations Perpetrated against the Palestinian People

http://palestineun.org/14-november-2016-crimes-and-violations-perpetrated-against-the-palestinian-people/

7 October 2016 Israeli Crimes and Violations Perpetrated Against the Palestinian People

http://palestineun.org/7-october-2016-israeli-crimes-and-violations-perpetrated-against-the-palestinian-people/

20 September 2016 Letter on Israel’s Killing of Palestinian Civilians

http://palestineun.org/20-september-2016-letter-on-israeli-killing-of-palestinian-civilians/

8 September 2016 Letter on the Critical Condition of Hunger-Striking Prisoners

http://palestineun.org/8-september-2016-critical-condition-of-hunger-striking-prisoners/

2 September 2016 Israeli Colonization Continues to Further Erode the Two-State Solution

http://palestineun.org/2-september-2016-israeli-colonization-continues-further-eroding-the-two-state-solution/

23 August 2016 Israeli Colonization in Al-Khalil and Attacks against Gaza

http://palestineun.org/23-august-2016-israeli-colonization-in-al-khalil-and-attacks-against-gaza/

18 August 2016 Israeli Colonization and Repression Campaign Escalates

http://palestineun.org/18-august-2016-israeli-colonization-and-repression-campaign-escalates/

27 July 2016 New Illegal Israeli Settlements

http://palestineun.org/27-july-2016-new-illegal-israeli-settlements/

22 July 2016 Continued Israeli Violations Against the Palestinian People

http://palestineun.org/22-july-2016-continued-israeli-violations-against-the-palestinian-people/

22 June 2016 More Palestinian Children Tragically Killed by Israel

http://palestineun.org/22-june-2016-more-palestinian-children-tragically-killed-by-israel/

16 June 2016 Israeli Collective Punishment Measures against the Palestinian People

http://palestineun.org/16-june-2016-israeli-collective-punishment-measures-against-the-palestinian-people/

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7 June 2016 49 Years of Occupation

http://palestineun.org/7-june-2016-49-years-of-occupation/

16 May 2016 Anniversary of Al-Nakba

http://palestineun.org/16-may-2016-anniversary-of-al-nakba/

28 April 2016 Letter on the Extrajudicial Executions of Maram Abu Ismail and her brother Ibrahim

http://palestineun.org/28-april-2016-extrajudicial-executions-of-maram-and-her-brother-ismail/

15 April 2016 Illegal Israeli Settlements

http://palestineun.org/15-april-2016-illegal-israeli-settlements/

8 April 2016 Home Demolitions

http://palestineun.org/8-april-2016-homes-demolitions/

30 March 2016 Israeli Extrajudicial Killings of Palestinians

http://palestineun.org/30-march-2016-israeli-extrajudicial-killings-of-palestinians/

22 March 2016 Israeli Settlement Expansion and Illegal Settler Terror

http://palestineun.org/22-march-2016-israeli-settlement-expansion-and-settler-terror/

4 March 2016 Israel’s Sheer Brutality and Crimes against the Palestinian People

http://palestineun.org/4-march-2016-israels-sheer-brutality-and-crimes-against-the-palestinian-people/

26 February 2016 Letter on the Conditions of Palestinian Prisoner Mohamed Al-Qiq and Ongoing Israeli Crimes

http://palestineun.org/26-february-2016-on-al-qiq-condition-and-israeli-crimes/

18 February 2016 Israeli Incitement, Violations and Crimes against the Palestinian People

http://palestineun.org/18-february-2016-israeli-incitement-violations-and-crimes-against-the-palestinian-people/

11 February 2016 Continuation of Israel’s Violations and Crimes against the Palestinian People

http://palestineun.org/11-february-2016-continuation-of-israels-violations-and-crimes-against-the-palestinian-people/

22 January 2016 Illegal Israeli Settlements and Other Ongoing Crimes

http://palestineun.org/22-january-2016-illegal-israeli-settlements-and-other-ongoing-crimes/

15 January 2016 Continued Israeli Violations and Crimes

http://palestineun.org/15-january-2016-continued-israeli-violations-and-crimes/

7 January 2016 Israeli Violations- Call for Protection of Palestinian Civilians

http://palestineun.org/7-january-2016-israeli-violations-call-for-protection-of-palestinian-civilians/

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